William Baker (British politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death

William Baker (British politician)

British politician

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1705

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1770

Profession: businessperson, politician

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Sir William Baker (5 November 1705 – 23 January 1770) was an English merchant and politician, a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain and Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.He was the son of John Baker, a London draper.
He became an Alderman of London in 1739 and a director of the East India Company in 1741-5, 1746–50 and 1751-53.
He was also deputy chairman (1749, 1751–52), chairman (1749–50, 1752–53), Deputy Governor (1750-60) and the 11th Governor (1760–70) of the Hudson's Bay Company.
He was knighted in 1760. He was MP for Plympton Erle from 1747 to 1768.
In 1759 he built a country house in an estate at Bayfordbury in Hertfordshire.He died in 1770.
He had married Mary, the daughter of Jacob Tonson, publisher, and with her had 6 sons and a daughter.
His eldest son, also William Baker, who inherited and improved Bayfordbury, was also an MP. The community Baker Lake in Nunavut, Canada was named after him.