David J. Baker

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David J. Baker

David Jewett Baker (born September 7, 1792 in East Haddam , Connecticut , †  August 6, 1869 in Alton , Illinois ) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Illinois in the US Senate for a month . He is one of the senators with the shortest term of office.

As a boy, David Baker moved with his parents to Ontario County, New York State , where he attended public schools. In 1816 he graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton ; then he studied law and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1819. He opened his first law firm in Kaskaskia .

From 1827 to 1830 Baker was then judge at the Guardianship Court of Randolph County . He resigned after being appointed to the US Senate for the Democratic Party . There he took the place of the late John McLean from November 12, 1830 . However, his term of office ended on December 11 of the same year after he had not been nominated for the by-election; the mandate then went to John McCracken Robinson .

Then, in 1833, David Baker was appointed federal attorney for the Illinois Judicial District, which he remained until 1841. Then he worked again as a lawyer.

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  • David J. Baker in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Baker, David J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baker, David Jewett (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH East Haddam , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH August 6, 1869
Place of death Alton , Illinois