William C. Baker
| William Cotter Baker | |
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| 20th Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island | |
| In office January 3, 1898[1] – January 1901 |
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| Preceded by | Edwin D. McGuinness |
| Succeeded by | Daniel L.D. Granger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1858 Wickford, Rhode Island |
| Died | 1931 |
| Political party | Democrat[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Sophia Metcalf |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Occupation | Attorney[2] |
William Cotter Baker (March 15, 1858 – 1931) was a lawyer and 20th Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island.
Early life
William Baker was born March 15, 1858 in Wickford, Rhode Island, to David S. Baker and Mary C. Baker.[3] He attended public schools, then East Greenwich Academy.[2] He received his A.B. (Bachelor's degree) from Brown University in 1881.[4][3][2]
For two years he taught languages at Deveaux College in what was then the town of Suspension Bridge (now part of Niagara Falls, New York).[3] He was an Instructor of French and German.[4]
In 1884 he received his A.M. (Master's degree) from Brown University.[4] In that same year he was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar and practiced law in Providence.[4] From 1884 to 1888, he was superintendent of public schools of North Kingstown.[3]
On 24 May 1888 he married Sophia Metcalf, daughter of Jesse Metcalf of Providence.[3]
By 1914, Baker was living in Pasadena, California.[5] While there, Baker published, together with his wife, a 60-page book of poems called "The Town where I was Born: Stories of Old Wickford."[6]
Baker died in 1931.[7]
Political life
Baker was a member of Rhode Island state House of Representatives, 1892-94, 1897-98.[5] He was elected to three terms as mayor of the City of Providence from 1898 to 1901. He ran as a Democrat on a good government reform platform, characterized by the Providence Journal as being "in opposition to the corporations."[8] The Journal also characterized Baker's low turnout elections as "boring".[9]
External links
- Read Baker's book The town where I was born; stories of old Wickford
- William C. Baker at Find a Grave
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Providence 1898-1901 |
Succeeded by Daniel L.D. Granger |
