George H. Baker Explained

George H. Baker
Office:	President pro tempore of the Washington Senate
Term Start:	January 9, 1905
Term End:	January 14, 1907
Predecessor:	T. B. Sumner
Successor:	Jesse S. Jones
Office1:	Member of the Washington State Senate
Term1:	1899 - 1903 (12th district) 1903 - 1907 (16th district)
Office2:	Member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 20th district
Term2:	1897 - 1899
Birth Date:	November 1859
Birth Place:	Prescott, United Province of Canada
Death Place:	Portland, Oregon, United States
Party:	Republican

George H. Baker (November 1859  - December 23, 1928) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington State Senate and Washington House of Representatives.^[1] From 1905 to 1907, he was President pro tempore of the Senate.^[2] He died after undergoing surgery for peritonitis in 1928.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 2011 . Washington State Legislature . https://web.archive.org/web/20220420082957/https://leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/MembersOfLeg2011.pdf . April 20, 2022 . live.
2. Web site: Legislative Manual and Political Directory: Containing the Platforms of the Various Political Organizations of Washington Since Its Admission as a State; an Official Directory; List of Members of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Legislatures, and Other Information Relating to Washington. 1899.
3. "GEORGE H. BAKER PIONEER RESIDENT, PASSES", The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., December 28, 1928, page 1