About Adam J. Baker
Lived 1821 – 1912 (aged 90). Adam J. Baker was a Canadian politician.
Adam Jacob Baker (September 22, 1821 – August 3, 1912) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing Russell from 1875 to 1883 and Reeve of Osgoode Township from 1877 to 1878.
He was born in Osnabruck Township in the County of Stormont in Upper Canada, to William and Anne Eve (née Waldorff) in 1821. He manufactured barrels in the village of Metcalfe where he was also postmaster for 20 years. He married Janet McDonnell in 1849.
He died August 3, 1912, in Killarney, Manitoba.
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Canadian politician
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Adam J. Baker was born on 22 September 1821 in Stormont County, Ontario, Upper Canada.
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Adam J. Baker died on 3 August 1912 in Killarney.
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Adam J. Baker was a politician.
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