Harold Trevor Baker

Harold Trevor Baker (22 January 1877 – 12 July 1960) was a British scholar, barrister, and Liberal politician.

Early life Baker was born on Portsea Island, the son of Louisa and Sir John Baker, MP for Portsmouth. He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He received the Gaisford Prize in 1899. He was also a Craven Scholar, Hertford Scholar and an Eldon Scholar. He was President of the Oxford Union in the Michaelmas term of 1900.

Career

Baker was Called to the Bar from the Inner Temple in 1903. He was Secretary to the Royal Commission on War Stores in South Africa.

He was defeated at the 1918 general election, when he faced both a Labour opponent as well as a Coalition government backed Unionist. He tried to win his seat back in 1922 but finished third. He did not stand for parliament again.

While in parliament and out of it, Baker continued with his career as a barrister. In 1933 he became a Fellow of Winchester College and was its Warden from 1936 to 1946. . He died in July of 1960 at age 83.

Electoral record

Baker died in Winchester in July 1960, aged 83.