James Baker (university president) explained

James Baker
President of the
University of Colorado
Term Start:May 21, 1892
Term End:January 1, 1914
Predecessor:Horace M. Hale
Successor:Livingston Farrand
Birth Name:James Hutchins Baker
Birth Date:13 October 1848
Birth Place:Harmony, Maine
Death Place:Denver, Colorado
Alma Mater:Bates College (A.B.)
Signature:Signature of James Hutchins Baker.png

James Hutchins Baker (1848–1925) was an American academic administrator who served as the president of the University of Colorado from 1892 to 1914.

Biography

Born on October 13, 1848, in Harmony, Maine, James Baker attended Bates College in Lewiston before becoming the principal of Yarmouth High School in Yarmouth.[1] [2] He moved to Denver, Colorado in 1875 and worked in secondary school administration until 1891.

He served as the president of the University of Colorado from May 21, 1892 to January 1, 1914.[3] [4]

He was a member of several prominent educational associations, including the Committee of Ten which convened in 1892 to evaluate practices in American high schools and make recommendations for changes.[2]

His Elementary Psychology (1890) was widely used as a textbook in high schools and normal schools.[2]

Personal life

He married Jennie Hilton on June 20, 1882, having two children.

James Baker died from pneumonia in Denver on September 10, 1925.[5] He was buried in Fairmount Cemetery.[6]

Publications

See also

References

  1. Book: General Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Bates College Including Cobb Divinity School, 1863-1891. Oliver B. Clason . etal . Bates College. 1915. 95.
  2. Book: The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography . VI . James T. White & Company . 488–489 . 1896 . 2020-12-02 . Google Books.
  3. News: Inauguration of President Baker . 1, 6 . Buena Vista Herald . May 28, 1892.
  4. News: Regents Honor Retiring President . The Gilpin Observer . 27 . 46 . January 1, 1914.
  5. News: Dr. James H. Baker Dies . . Denver . Associated Press . 11 . 1925-09-12 . 2020-12-02 . Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Final Tribute Paid To Memory of James H. Baker: Educator Eulogized as One of Colorado's Foremost Citizens . September 15, 1925 . 3 . The Rocky Mountain News . Denver, Colorado . October 27, 2023.
  7. Baker, Jehu . 1 . 192 . 1.