Charles W. Baker Explained

Charles W. Baker
Birth Date:10 July 1876
Birth Place:Monroe Center, Illinois
Death Place:Rockford, Illinois
Occupation:Politician
Party:Republican
Office1:Member of the Illinois Senate
Term Start1:1926
Term End1:1956
Office2:Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Term Start2:1916
Term End2:1926

Charles W. Baker (July 10, 1876  - February 26, 1963) was an American farmer and politician.

Biography

Baker was born in Monroe Center, Ogle County, Illinois. He owned a farm in Davis Junction, Illinois. He served as a township tax collector and road commissioner. Baker served on the Ogle County Board and was a Republican. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1917 to 1926 and then served in the Illinois Senate from 1927 to 1956. Baker and his wife then moved to Rockford, Illinois. He fell and fractured his hip, at his home, on January 21, 1963; subsequently he became ill and later died at St. Anthony's Hospital in Rockford.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Illinois Blue Book 1955-1956, Biographical Sketch of Charles W. Baker, pg. 220-221
  2. "Senator Baker, Legislator, 38 Years, Dies", Rockford Register Republic, February 26, 1963