| John Baker | |
| State: | Virginia |
| District: | 2nd |
| Term Start: | March 4, 1811 |
| Term End: | March 4, 1813 |
| Predecessor: | James Stephenson |
| Successor: | Francis White |
| State Delegate2: | Virginia |
| District2: | Berkeley County |
| Term Start2: | 1798 |
| Term End2: | 1799 |
| Alongside2: | Magnus Tate |
| Birth Place: | Frederick County, Province of Maryland, British America |
| Death Place: | Shepherdstown, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia) |
| Resting Place: | Old Episcopal Church Cemetery |
| Alma Mater: | Washington College |
| Party: | Federalist |
| Spouse: | Ann Mark |
John Baker (1769 – August 18, 1823) was an American politician and lawyer who represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1811 to 1813.
John Baker was born in 1769[1] in Frederick County in the Province of Maryland.[2] He attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Virginia for three years. Later, he studied law and was admitted to the bar.[2]
Baker began a law practice in Berkeley County, Virginia (now Jefferson County, West Virginia).[2]
Baker was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1798 to 1799. He was one of the lawyers who defended Aaron Burr when he was tried for treason.[2] He was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth Congress (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813) with 56.44% of the vote, defeating Democratic-Republican Daniel Morgan. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He was the commonwealth attorney for Jefferson County.[2]
Baker married Ann Mark, daughter of John Mark. His daughter Ann married Governor Thomas Walker Gilmer.[3]
Baker died on August 18, 1823, in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia). He is buried in the Old Episcopal Church Cemetery.[2]