Charles S. Baker

Charles S. Baker

Charles Simeon Baker (born February 18, 1839 in Churchville , Monroe County , New York , †  April 21, 1902 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1891 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Baker attended public schools in his home country and the Cary Collegiate Institute in Oakfield and the New York Seminary in Lima . He then taught as a teacher himself for some time. After studying law and his admission to the bar in December 1860, he began to work in Rochester in this profession. At the beginning of the Civil War , Baker took part in the war as a first lieutenant in the Union Army . He was wounded in the First Battle of the Bull Run in July 1861. He then had to honorably resign from military service. Politically, he joined the Republican Party . Between 1879 and 1882 he was a member of the New York State Assembly ; in 1884 and 1885 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional elections of 1884 , Baker was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the 30th  constituency of New York, where he succeeded Democrat Halbert S. Greenleaf on March 4, 1885 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1891 . From 1889 he was chairman of the trade committee.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Charles Baker practiced as a lawyer again. He died on April 21, 1902 in the federal capital Washington and was buried in Rochester.

Web links

• Charles S. Baker in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Halbert S. Greenleaf	United States House of Representatives for New York (30th constituency) March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1891	Halbert S. Greenleaf