About William Baker
Born 1841. William Baker was a classical scholar.
"MTS". Rev. William Baker by "wag" (Arthur George Witherby) in Vanity Fair, 21 March 1901 Rev. William Baker D.D. (18 December 1841, in Reigate – 1910) was headmaster at Merchant Taylors' School (MTS) for three decades.
Baker matriculated on 25 June 1860 at St John's College, Oxford and received there B.A. in 1864, M.A. in 1868, B.D. in 1871, and D.D. in 1874. He was headmaster of Merchant Taylors' School from 1870 to 1900 and became prebendary at St Paul's Cathedral in 1880.
He married in 1870; the marriage produced a son and a daughter.
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headmaster of Merchant Taylors' School from 1870 to 1900 (1841-1910)
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William Baker was born on 18 December 1841.
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William Baker was a classical scholar.
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