Joseph Atkins Baker (November 7, 1883 – March 15, 1959) was a
Democratic member of the
Mississippi State Senate
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, representing Mississippi's 12th senatorial district, from 1916 to 1920.
Biography
Joseph Atkins Baker was born on November 7, 1883, in
Sharon, Madison County, Mississippi.
He was the son of William Jackson Baker and Almyra Atkins.
Baker attended the public schools of
Madison County, Mississippi, and Shreveport High School.
He graduated from
Millsaps College with
B. S. and
Ph. B. degrees in 1906.
He took a law course in Millsaps from 1908 to 1909 and received a
Bachelor of Laws degree.
He moved to
Jackson, Mississippi, in 1910 and began practicing law there.
In 1915, he was elected to represent Mississippi's 12th senatorial district as a
Democrat
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in the
Mississippi State Senate
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for the 1916-1920 term.
Baker served in the
U. S. Army
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in
World War I as a
First Lieutenant.
["United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1M-WWS2-M?cc=2968245 : 3 September 2021), > image 1 of 1; citing NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985).] He died on March 15, 1959.
References
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1883 births
1959 deaths
Democratic Party Mississippi state senators
Politicians from Jackson, Mississippi
United States Army Field Artillery Branch personnel
United States Army officers
People from Madison County, Mississippi