David Martin Baker Explained

David Martin Baker (October 11, 1923 Clarksburg, Harrison County, WV - April 27, 2010^[1]) was a Republican member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Cabell County, 1953, 1957–58, with defeats in 1954 and 1958. In 1967 he was the vice-chair of West Virginia Republican Party. He lived in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia.

Biographical information

Baker served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. He was a lawyer and served as a judge on the West Virginia Court of Claims (1990–2005).He was named a fellow of the West Virginia Bar Foundation in 2004^[2] and served as president of the Lawyer-Pilots Bar association.^[3] Additionally he was a member of the American Legion, the Elks, and Phi Delta Phi. He was among a few Jewish members ever serving in the West Virginia Legislature.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: DAVID MARTIN BAKER . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174051/http://news.herald-dispatch.com/obituaries/index.php?id=36882643 . 2016-03-03 . 2010-04-29.
2. Web site: Fellows : West Virginia Bar Foundation . 2010-10-10 . 2012-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120412080203/http://wvbarfoundation.org/fellows/ . dead .
3. Web site: Aviation Lawyer Pilots Bar Association | History of LPBA . 2010-10-10 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100824095521/http://www.lpba.org/History.htm . 2010-08-24 .
4. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Baker, C to D. 2010-03-04. 2010-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206020306/http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker2.html. live.