William Spohn Baker (April 17, 1824 – September 8, 1897) was an American writer, collector and title examiner.

Biography

William Spohn Baker born in Philadelphia on April 17, 1824, the son of George Nice Baker (1788–1859), a prominent member of Philadelphia city affairs, and Ann Keyser (1792–1867). Baker was educated in private schools in Philadelphia. He then studied conveyancing under Andrew D. Cash while working in his office. Since 1873, Baker was a member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. He was elected to the Council of the Society in 1885 and became a vice president. Baker married Eliza Downing on May 12, 1853. They had a daughter, Laura Baker (later Whelen). He died at his home on

Arch Street Arch Street is a major east-west street in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. History The street was called Mulberry Street in William Penn's original city grid, but it was renamed Arch in 1854. Other parts of the street were once called Hol ...

in Philadelphia on September 8, 1897.

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19th-century American male writers 1824 births 1897 deaths Arch Street {{US-writer-stub