James Baker (university president)

James Hutchins Baker (1848–1925) was an American academic administrator who served as the president of the University of Colorado from 1892 to 1914.

James Baker
President of the
University of Colorado
In office
May 21, 1892 – January 1, 1914
Preceded byHorace M. Hale
Succeeded byLivingston Farrand
Personal details
Born
James Hutchins Baker

(1848-10-13)October 13, 1848
Harmony, Maine
DiedSeptember 10, 1925(1925-09-10) (aged 76)
Denver, Colorado
Spouse
Jennie Hilton
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(m. 1882)​
Alma materBates College (A.B.)
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Biography

Born on October 13, 1848, in Harmony, Maine, James Baker attended Bates College in Lewiston before becoming the principal of Yarmouth High School in Yarmouth.[1][2] He moved to Denver, Colorado in 1875 and worked in secondary school administration until 1891.[1]

He served as the president of the University of Colorado from May 21, 1892 to January 1, 1914.[3][4]

He was a member of several prominent educational associations, including the Committee of Ten which convened in 1892 to evaluate practices in American high schools and make recommendations for changes.[2]

His Elementary Psychology (1890) was widely used as a textbook in high schools and normal schools.[2]

Personal life

He married Jennie Hilton on June 20, 1882, having two children.[1]

James Baker died from pneumonia in Denver on September 10, 1925.[5] He was buried in Fairmount Cemetery.

Publications
  • Elementary Psychology (1890)
  • Review of the Report of the Committee of Ten (1894)
  • University Ideals (1897)
  • American University Progress and College Reform Relative to School and Society (1916)
  • After the War—what? (1918)
  • Of Himself and Other Things (1922)

See also

References
  1. Oliver B. Clason; et al. (1915). General Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Bates College Including Cobb Divinity School, 1863-1891. Bates College. p. 95.
  2. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VI. James T. White & Company. 1896. pp. 488–489. Retrieved December 2, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. "Inauguration of President Baker". Buena Vista Herald. May 28, 1892. p. 1, 6.
  4. "Regents Honor Retiring President". Vol. 27, no. 46. The Gilpin Observer. January 1, 1914.
  5. "Dr. James H. Baker Dies". Hartford Courant. Denver. Associated Press. September 12, 1925. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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