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BAKER, William Benjamin (1840-1911)

Republican of Maryland

2nd congressional district

Served in House 1895-1901

Total roll-call votes cast: 326

Biography

A Representative from Maryland; born near Aberdeen, Harford County, Md., July 22, 1840; attended the common schools and was privately tutored; engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1872, when he became interested in the canning industry, and later in banking; delegate to several State and congressional conventions; member of the State house of delegates in 1881; served in the State senate in 1893; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth, and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1901); was not a candidate for renomination in 1900; resumed the canning business; died in Aberdeen, Md., May 17, 1911; interment in Baker's Cemetery.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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