David Gordon Baker Explained

David Gordon Baker
Office:Chief Justice of South Carolina
Termstart:1943
Termend:February 1956
Predecessor:Milledge Lipscomb Bonham
Successor:Taylor Hudnall Stukes
Office2:Associate Justice of South Carolina
Termstart2:March 1935
Termend2:1943
Predecessor2:Thomas P. Cothran
Successor2:Claude A. Taylor
Birth Date:February 17, 1884
Death Place:Florence, South Carolina, U.S.
Spouse:Julia Badger
Education:University of South Carolina (JD)

David Gordon Baker (February 17, 1884 – March 25, 1958) was an associate justice and chief justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court.

He served on the Florence City Council from 1910 to 1912 and in the South Carolina Senate from 1919 to 1922. From 1923 to 1931, he was the county attorney for Florence County, South Carolina.[1]

Baker died on March 24, 1958, and is buried in Florence, South Carolina at the Mount Hope Cemetery.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Justice Baker Dies Of Heart Ailment . Spartanburg Herald . March 25, 1958 . November 24, 2014 . Spartanburg, South Carolina . 3.
  2. Web site: David Gordon Baker (1884-1958) . Find a Grave . November 24, 2014.