Jehu Baker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jehu Baker

American politician

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1822

Place of Birth: Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 01-Mar-1903

Profession: lawyer, politician, diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Jehu Baker

  • Jehu Baker (November 4, 1822 – March 1, 1903) was a U.S.
  • Representative from Illinois. Born near Lexington, Kentucky, Baker moved with his father to Lebanon, Illinois, in 1829.
  • He attended the common schools and McKendree University.
  • He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1846, entering private practice in Belleville, Illinois.
  • He served as master in chancery of St.
  • Clair County, Illinois from 1861-1865. Baker was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869), defeating incumbent William R.
  • Morrison.
  • He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Thirty-ninth Congress), Committee on Education and Labor (Fortieth Congress).
  • In 1876, he campaigned in Illinois for Rutherford B.
  • Hayes, who rewarded him by appointing him as United States Minister to Venezuela (1878–1881 and 1882–1885). Baker was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889).
  • He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first Congress.
  • He continued the practice of law. Baker was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899).
  • He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress.
  • He resumed the practice of law.
  • He died in Belleville on March 1, 1903, and was buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery.

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