Sir John Baker (1828 – 9 November 1909) was a

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politician in the

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. He was elected at the 1892 general election as one of the two

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(MPs) for

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, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1900 general election, when both Portsmouth seats were won by the Conservative Party. He was re-elected at the 1906 general election, but died in office in 1909, aged 81. No by-election was held for his seat before

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was dissolved for the January 1910 general election.

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* 1828 births 1909 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 Knights Bachelor English justices of the peace {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub