About Lewis Baker
Lived 1832 – 1899 (aged 66). Lewis Baker was an American lawyer, diplomat, politician and journalist.
Lewis Baker (November 11, 1832 – April 30, 1899) was the Democratic President of the West Virginia Senate from Ohio County and served from 1871 to 1872.
Lewis Baker was born in Belmont County, Ohio, in 1832. In the 1850 US Federal Census, he is listed as an apprentice printer in Perry Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He was admitted to practice law in Ohio. and was buried with his wife in Greenwood Cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia.
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American politician (1832-1899)
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Lewis Baker was born on 11 November 1832 in Belmont County.
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Lewis Baker died on 30 April 1899 in Washington, D.C..
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Lewis Baker was a lawyer, diplomat, politician and journalist.
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