| 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.
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]
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]