About Jesse Matlack Baker
Lived 1854 – 1913 (aged 59). Jesse Matlack Baker was an American politician.
Jesse Matlack Baker (March 1, 1854 – July 30, 1913) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1889 to 1892 and the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 9th district from 1893 to 1897.
Early life and education Jesse Matlack Baker was born on March 1, 1854, in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, to Phebe Ann (née Matlack) and John Mitchell Baker. He studied law under V. Gilpin Robinson
Baker died at his home in Media, Pennsylvania, on July 30, 1913, after a bout of Bright's disease. He was interred at the Media Cemetery in Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania.
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Jesse Matlack Baker was born on 1 March 1854 in Parkesburg.
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