William Eli Baker
William Eli Baker (born February 25, 1873 in Beverly , Randolph County , West Virginia , † June 4, 1954 ) was an American lawyer . After his appointment by President Warren G. Harding , he served from 1921 as a federal judge in the federal district court for the northern district of West Virginia.
Career
After graduating from school, William Baker attended the West Virginia Conference Seminary in Buckhannon , where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1893 . It followed in 1896 the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Laws at West Virginia University in Morgantown , after which he practiced as a lawyer in Elkins until 1921 . He also served as special legal advisor to former US Senator Henry G. Davis and his successor Stephen Benton Elkins . Between 1900 and 1912 he also served as a prosecutor in Randolph County.
Baker was a member of the Republican Party , but never held a political election. From 1912 to 1920 he sat on the Republican State Committee , the state executive committee of his party. From 1918 he led the presidency of the Republicans in West Virginia.
On April 4, 1921, Baker was appointed by President Harding to succeed the late Alston G. Dayton as a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia . Since the congress was in the break, a recess appointment was used. The formal nomination came ten days later, whereupon the United States Senate confirmed Baker's appointment on May 3 of the same year and he could officially take office immediately. From 1948 to 1954 he was Chief Judge chairman of this federal court . On April 3, 1954, he switched to senior status and thus effectively retired. His seat fell to Herbert Stephenson Boreman ; the court was chaired by Harry Evans Watkins . William Baker died in Beverly on June 4, 1954 and was buried in Greenway Cemetery in Berkeley Springs .
Web links
- William Eli Baker in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- William Eli Baker at The Political Graveyard
- William Eli Baker in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
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| SURNAME | Baker, William Eli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beverly , West Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th June 1954 |
| Place of death | Beverly , West Virginia |