Jesse Matlack Baker

Jesse Matlack Baker (March 1, 1854 - July 30, 1913) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1889 to 1892[1] and the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 9th district from 1893 to 1897.[2]

For other people with the same name, see Jesse Baker (disambiguation).

Jesse Matlack Baker
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Delaware County
In office
1889–1892
Preceded byJohn Buchanan Robinson
Succeeded byAlbert Magnin
Pennsylvania Senate, 9th District
In office
1893–1897
Preceded byJohn Buchanan Robinson
Succeeded byWilliam Cameron Sproul
Personal details
Born(1854-03-01)March 1, 1854
Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 30, 1913(1913-07-30) (aged 59)
Media, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeMedia Cemetery, Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Early life and education

Baker was born in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, to Jesse and Phebe (Bishop) Matlack. He attended public schools and entered the Pennsylvania Military Academy in Chester, Pennsylvania. In 1871, he became a cadet at West Point Military Academy and was honorably discharged in 1873.[3] He studied law under V. Gilpin Robinson[1] and was accepted to the Delaware County bar in 1881.[3]

Military career

Baker served as Captain of Company H, 6th regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard from 1877 to 1898. He was a Major in the U.S. Army and served in the Spanish American War in 1898.[2]

Political career

Baker served as district attorney for Delaware County from 1882 to 1888. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County and served from 1888 to 1892.

Baker was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 9th district in 1892. He served as chairman of the Military Committee and as a member of Elections, Corporations, Judiciary General and Special, Insurance, Mines and Mining and Legislative Apportionment.[3]

Personal life

Baker died at his home in Media, Pennsylvania, on July 30, 1913, after a bout of Bright's disease.[4] He is interred at the Media Cemetery in Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania.[2]

References
  1. "Pennsylvania House of Representatives Jesse M. Baker". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Jesse Matlack Baker". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. Rodearmel, William (1893). Portraits of the Heads of State Departments and Portraits and Sketches of Members of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, 1893-1894. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: E.K. Meyers Printing House. p. 12. Retrieved August 17, 2018. jesse matlack baker.
  4. "Major Jesse M. Baker Dies in Home Town". Harrisburg Daily Independent. Media, Pennsylvania. August 1, 1913. p. 11. Retrieved May 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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