Herbert Baker (December 18, 1866 – December 21, 1941) was a politician in

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, Canada and a municipal councillor in

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Early life

Herbert Baker was born at Hull,

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. In 1882, after being educated as public school, he emigrated to

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, where he joined the Massey Manufacturing Co. in

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. There, he married Grace T. Willis on June 3, 1889; the couple had two sons and a daughter. He was promoted to manage the company's office in

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in 1904, and was promoted again in 1910 to manage all of the company's activities in northern

. During this time, he was based in

, where he retired in 1926.

Political career

Baker first sought election in the 1926 municipal election, when he ran for alderman on Edmonton City Council as a member of the pro-business Civic Government Association slate. He finished fourth of twelve candidates - first among the C.G.A.'s six candidates - and was elected to a two-year term. He sought re-election at the conclusion of this term, in the 1928 election, but finished eighth of fourteen candidates and was defeated. He returned to office the following year, winning another two-year term after finishing third of fifteen candidates in the 1929 election. This time, he was successful in his re-election bid, as he finished fourth of fifteen candidates in the 1931 election. He did not seek re-election at the conclusion of this two-year term.

References

Edmonton Public Library biography of Herbert Baker

City of Edmonton biography of Herbert Baker
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Herbert 1866 births 1941 deaths Edmonton city councillors Politicians from Kingston upon Hull English emigrants to Canada Businesspeople from Edmonton