Adam J. Baker Explained

Adam J. Baker
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1875
Term End1:1883
Predecessor1:William Craig
Successor1:Honoré Robillard
Constituency1:Russell
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:22 September 1821
Birth Place:Osnabruck Township, County of Stormont, Upper Canada
Death Place:Killarney, Manitoba

Adam Jacob Baker (September 22, 1821 – August 3, 1912) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing Russell from 1875 to 1883 and Reeve of Osgoode Township from 1877 to 1878.

He was born in Osnabruck Township in the County of Stormont in Upper Canada, to William and Anne Eve (née Waldorff) in 1821. He manufactured barrels in the village of Metcalfe where he was also postmaster for 20 years. He married Janet McDonnell in 1849.[1]

He died August 3, 1912, in Killarney, Manitoba.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography of Adam J. Baker, M.P.P. | Access Genealogy.
  2. "Old Timer Dies", Winnipeg Free Press, Wednesday, August 07, 1912, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada