Nathaniel B. Baker

Nathaniel B. Baker
24th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
June 8, 1854  June 7, 1855
Preceded byNoah Martin
Succeeded byRalph Metcalf
Adjutant General of the Iowa Militia
In office
January 25, 1861  September 11, 1876
Preceded byJesse Bowen
Succeeded byJohn H. Looby
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
In office
January 9, 1860  January 12, 1862
Serving with George Washington Parker
Preceded byBenjamin F. Gue, Robert M. Scott, John W. Thompson
Succeeded byJohn Meyer
Constituency28th district
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
June 5, 1850  June 1, 1852
Preceded bySamuel H. Ayer
Succeeded byGeorge W. Kittredge
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
June 5, 1850  June 1, 1852
Serving with Ebenezer Symmmes (1850)
Preceded byGeorge F. Sanborn
Succeeded byNathaniel White
ConstituencyConcord
Personal details
Born(1818-09-29)September 29, 1818
Henniker, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedSeptember 11, 1876(1876-09-11) (aged 57)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Republican
Spouse
Lucretia (Lucy) C. Ten Broeck
(m. 1843)
Children1
Alma materHarvard University
ProfessionAttorney
Newspaper publisher
Militia officer

Nathaniel Bradley Baker (September 29, 1818 – September 11, 1876) was an American politician and military leader who served as the 24th governor of New Hampshire and Adjutant General of the Iowa Militia.