Osmyn Baker

Osmyn Baker (born May 18, 1800 in Amherst , Massachusetts , †  February 9, 1875 in Northampton , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1840 and 1845 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Osmyn Baker attended Amherst College and then studied at Yale College until 1822 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1825, he began to work in this profession in Amherst. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In the years 1833 and 1834 and again from 1836 to 1837 he sat as a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts . He was a member of the Whig Party .

After the death of MP James C. Alvord , Baker was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the due by-election for the sixth seat of Massachusetts , where he took up his new mandate on January 14, 1840. After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1845 . From 1841 to 1843 he headed the Committee on Accounts . The period after 1841 was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

In 1844, Baker renounced another candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer in Northampton. He was also the first president of the Smith Charities . He died in Northampton on February 9, 1875.

Web links

• Osmyn Baker in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Osmyn Baker in the database of Find a Grave (English)