Horace B. Baker (January 23, 1869 – December 7, 1941) was an
American
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politician who served as
acting governor of the state of
New Jersey
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. He was the nephew of
Andrew D. Baker.
Baker was born in
in 1869. Elected as a
Republican, was a member of
New Jersey Senate
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between 1894 and 1906, and became the Acting Governor of New Jersey and served between 1909 and 1910.
New Jersey Governors, 1776-present
Rutgers University
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Eagleton Institute of Politics. Accessed December 18, 2022. Then he served as the Governor. He died in New York City
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in 1941.
See also
* List of governors of New Jersey
References
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1869 births
1941 deaths
Politicians from Elizabeth, New Jersey
Republican Party governors of New Jersey
Republican Party New Jersey state senators