William Benjamin Baker
William B. Baker | |
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From Volume I of 1899's Autobiographies and portraits of the President, cabinet, Supreme court, and Fifty-fifth Congress | |
| Member of the Maryland Senate | |
| In office 1894–1895 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas H. Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Michael |
| Constituency | Harford County |
| In office 1906–1909 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas H. Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Andrew |
| Constituency | Harford County |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott |
| Succeeded by | Albert Alexander Blakeney |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Harford County district | |
| In office 1882–1884 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 22, 1840 Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 1911 (aged 70) Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Baker's Cemetery Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Olivia Wells
(m. 1868, died)Mary C. Hollis (m. 1872) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | John H. Baker (uncle) Frank E. Baker (nephew) |
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William Benjamin Baker (July 22, 1840 – May 17, 1911) was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second Congressional district of Maryland from 1895 to 1901. He was considered the father of rural mail delivery in the United States.