Walter Reginald Baker

Walter Reginald Baker (May 25, 1852 – April 2, 1929) was known for his work with various railway companies in Canada.[1] Born in York, England,[2] he worked seven years with the Allan Steam Ship Company in Montreal (1865-1872). The Montreal Historical Society reports that he followed this with three years as Aide-de-Campe for the Earl of Dufferin, Governor General of Canada (1873-1876),[3] but a March 1902 edition of The Railway and Shipping World indicates that he entered service as a freight and passenger agent for Canada Central Railway in 1873.[4] Subsequently, he held a series of positions with that company:

  • February to September, 1881, assistant to General Superintendent and Local Treasurer of the Western Division, A B Stickney;
  • September 1881, to May 1882, purchasing agent of the same division;
  • May 1882, to June 1883, assistant to the General Manager of Canada Central Railway, W. C. Van Horne;
  • June 1883, to September 1892, General Superintendent, Manitoba & Northwestern Railway
  • September 1892 to May 1900, General Manager of Manitoba & Northwestern Railway
  • May 1900 to 1901, Executive Agent for CPR.[4]

In 1901, he became the Assistant to the Second Vice President in Montreal,[4] and in 1911 he became Secretary of CPR.[3]

Baker married Ottawan Jane Cruice in 1875 and fathered four children, three girls and a boy.

Arms
Coat of arms of Walter Reginald Baker
Crest
On a wreath of the colours a boar's head couped Or holding in the mouth a maple leaf.[5]
Escutcheon
Erminois six maple leaves three two and one slipped Proper on a chief engrailed Azure two boars' heads couped Or.
Motto
Meglio Tardi Che Mai.

See also

References
  1. "Walter R. Baker, 77, dies in Montreal;Former Secretary of Canadian Pacific Railway was a Noted Clubman in Canada". The New York Times. 2 April 1929. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  2. Kordan, Bohdan S.; Peter J. Melnycky (1 December 1991). In the shadow of the Rockies: diary of the Castle Mountain Internment Camp, 1915-1917. CIUS Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-920862-79-7.
  3. Memorable Manitobans
  4. The Railway and Shipping World. Railway & Shipping World Co. 1902. p. 102. Retrieved 4 February 2012.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. Todd, Herbert George (1915). Armory and lineages of Canada. p. 74. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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