About David Martin Baker
Lived 1923 – 2010 (aged 86). David Martin Baker was an American lawyer and politician.
David Martin Baker (October 11, 1923 Clarksburg, Harrison County, WV - April 27, 2010 ) was a Republican member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Cabell County, 1953, 1957–58, with defeats in 1954 and 1958. In 1967 he was the vice-chair of West Virginia Republican Party. He lived in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia.
Biography Baker served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. He was a lawyer and served as a judge on the West Virginia Court of Claims (1990–2005).He was named a fellow of the West Virginia Bar Foundation in 2004 and served as president of the Lawyer-Pilots Bar association. Additionally he was a member of the American Legion, the Elks, and Phi Delta Phi. He was among a few Jewish members ever serving in the West Virginia Legislature.
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American politician
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David Martin Baker was born on 11 October 1923 in Clarksburg.
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David Martin Baker died on 27 April 2010.
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