| Henry Baker | |
| State Delegate: | Maryland |
| Term Start: | 1867 |
| Term End: | 1867 |
| Death Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Mount Olivet Cemetery Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
| Children: | 6 |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Henry Baker (died February 24, 1896) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County in 1867.
The Baker family had a homestead called Oak Orchard in Frederick County, Maryland.[1]
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Baker organized and trained a company of home guards. He took on the rank of captain.[1]
Baker was a member of the convention for the Maryland Constitution of 1864.[1] He was a member of the Unconditional Union Party.[2] He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County in 1867.[1] [3] He introduced the bill that founded the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb in Frederick. He was director of the board for years.[1] [4] [5]
Baker married. He had six children, Mrs. William McK. Reilly, Mrs. Victor Frey, Bettie D., Harry C., B. E. and J. E.[1]
Baker lived in Liberty for 40 years, moved to Washington, D.C., and then lived in Baltimore for the last 10 years of his life.[1] He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and in Baltimore was a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church.[1]
Baker died on February 24, 1896, aged 79, at his 2127 Jefferson Street home in Baltimore.[1] He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick.[6]