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John S. Baker

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John S. Baker
Baker in 1891
Member of the Washington State Senate
In office
January 7, 1891 – January 9, 1893
Preceded bySamuel Vestal
Succeeded byLouis Foss
Constituency22nd
In office
November 6, 1889 – January 7, 1891
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byN. H. Owings
Constituency18th
Personal details
Born
John Sherman Baker

(1861-11-21)November 21, 1861
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 6, 1955(1955-04-06) (aged 93)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
OccupationFinancier
Signature

John Sherman Baker (November 21, 1861 – April 6, 1955) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington State Senate from 1889 to 1893.[1][2][3]

Biography

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John S. Baker was born in Cleveland on November 21, 1861.[4]

He died in Tacoma on April 6, 1955.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 – 2011" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Barton's Legislative Hand-book and Manual of the State of Washington". 1891.
  3. ^ "Washington, West of the Cascades; Historical and Descriptive; the Explorers, the Indians, the Pioneers, the Modern". mocavo.ca. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Snowden, Clinton A. (1911). History of Washington: The Rise and Progress of an American State. Vol. 5. Century History Company. pp. 223–227. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Pioneer City Leader Dies: J. S. Baker, Financier, 93, Stricken". The News Tribune. April 7, 1955. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.