William Spohn Baker Explained

William Spohn Baker
Birth Date:	17 April 1824
Birth Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

William Spohn Baker (April 17, 1824 – September 8, 1897) was an American writer, collector and title examiner.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

William Spohn Baker born in Philadelphia on April 17, 1824, the son of George Nice Baker (1788–1859), a prominent member of Philadelphia city affairs, and Ann Keyser (1792–1867).

Baker was educated in private schools in Philadelphia. He then studied conveyancing under Andrew D. Cash while working in his office. Since 1873, Baker was a member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. He was elected to the Council of the Society in 1885 and became a vice president.

Baker married Eliza Downing on May 12, 1853. They had a daughter, Laura Baker (later Whelen).^[3] He died at his home on Arch Street in Philadelphia on September 8, 1897.

External links

• Baker, William Spohn . 1 . 194 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ferraro . William M. . May 6, 2016 . Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: William Spohn Baker (1824–1897) . May 18, 2023 . en.
2. Jordan . John W. . 1898 . In Memoriam. William Spohn Baker . The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography . 22 . 1 . 1–8 . 0031-4587.
3. Book: Jordan, John Woolf . Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania; Genealogical and Personal Memoirs . 1911 . Lewis Historical Pub. Co. . Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center . 2 . 669.