Albert James Baker (December 14, 1874 – March 28, 1964) was an American politician, farmer, and businessman.
Life
Born in the town of
Primrose, Wisconsin
The Town of Primrose is located in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. As of 2018, the population was 731.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.8 km), all of it lan ...
, Baker was a farmer and was in the creamery and insurance business. He married Elizabeth Erfurth (1877–1950) and, following her death, then married Bertha Bowers Skow (1888–1971).
[ ] He died at his home in
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Mount Horeb is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin,. The population was 7,754 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History The Ho-Chunk nation
The Village of Mount Horeb is part of the ancestral ...
in 1964,
leaving an estate worth over $77,000.
Political career
He served as the Primrose town chairman (similar to mayor) and town assessor. Baker also served on the school board. Baker served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly from 1927 to 1939 and from 1940 to 1944.
He was a
Republican.
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People from Primrose, Wisconsin
Mayors of places in Wisconsin
School board members in Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Businesspeople from Wisconsin
Farmers from Wisconsin
1874 births
1964 deaths
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