The Biographical Dictionary of America/Baker, William Benjamin

BAKER, William Benjamin, representative, was born near Aberdeen, Md., July 22, 1840; son of George W, and Elizabeth (Greenland) Baker, and grandson of Nicholas Baker. He was educated in the common schools of Aberdeen and worked on a farm until 1872, when he engaged in fruit packing. He was a delegate to state and congressional conventions; was elected to the Maryland house of delegates in 1881; to the state senate in 1893 and was a Republican representative from Maryland in the 54th, 55th and 56th congresses, 1895-1901.