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Jack Croft Baker

1894 – 1962

English businessman and local politician

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About Jack Croft Baker

Lived 1894 – 1962 (aged 67).

Sir Jack Croft Baker, CBE (25 February 1894 – 18 February 1962) was an English businessman and local politician.

Biography Baker was the son of Henry Croft Baker and Alderman Ada Baker, JP. Educated at Clee Grammar School and Elmfield College, York, Baker was active in local politics, being elected to Cleethorpes Urban District Council in 1928 and becoming its Chairman for 1933–34; in 1931, he was elected onto the Lindsey Council Council and in 1939 became an Alderman of Cleethorpes (he was also Mayor of Cleethorpes for the year 1940–41).

He resigned his commitments on the Borough and County Councils in 1945 to focus on business. With connections with a number of Grimsby trawling companies, he had become increasingly concerned with the fishing industry,

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Who was Jack Croft Baker?

English businessman and local politician

When was Jack Croft Baker born?

Jack Croft Baker was born on 25 February 1894.

When did Jack Croft Baker die?

Jack Croft Baker died on 18 February 1962.

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