Benjamin Marbry Baker
Full Name: Benjamin Marbry BakerDate of birth: January 20, 1850
Date of death: May 21, 1918
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | Jan 11, 1881 - Aug 30, 1882 | 17th (1) (2) (3) | Democrat | Carthage / Panola | Panola, Rusk, Shelby | |
| H | 9 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (4) (5) (6) (7) | Democrat | Carthage / Panola | Panola, Rusk, Shelby | |
| H | 9 | Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 | 15th (8) | Democrat | Carthage / Panola | Panola, Rusk, Shelby |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) Baker resigned 8/30/1882. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩
(4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(5) "Baker represented Rusk, Panola, and Shelby counties in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth legislatures at Austin." [District 9.] Handbook of Texas Online. ↩
(6) District 9 - B.M. Baker, District 8 - F.L. Johnston, 1/14/1879, p. 5. House Journal. ↩
(7) Bio states Baker represented Panola and Shelby counties [District 8] and F.L. Johnston represented Rusk, Panola, and Shelby counties [District 9]. Roster lists both Baker and Johnston as representing District 9. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. ↩
(8) Mentioned in "The news from Austin . . . Resignations of Representative Barziza and four others accepted after critical debate . . . Hunter restored to his seat . . . Other resignations not improbable," Thursday, 8/3/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 15th (8)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Carthage / Panola
- Counties in district:
- Panola, Rusk, Shelby
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) Baker resigned 8/30/1882. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩
(4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(5) "Baker represented Rusk, Panola, and Shelby counties in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth legislatures at Austin." [District 9.] Handbook of Texas Online. ↩
(6) District 9 - B.M. Baker, District 8 - F.L. Johnston, 1/14/1879, p. 5. House Journal. ↩
(7) Bio states Baker represented Panola and Shelby counties [District 8] and F.L. Johnston represented Rusk, Panola, and Shelby counties [District 9]. Roster lists both Baker and Johnston as representing District 9. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. ↩
(8) Mentioned in "The news from Austin . . . Resignations of Representative Barziza and four others accepted after critical debate . . . Hunter restored to his seat . . . Other resignations not improbable," Thursday, 8/3/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Biographical Information
- Presentation of cane to Speaker from members of the House of Representatives, 15th Legislature, 8/21/1876, pp. 992-995. House Journal.
- BAKER, BENJAMIN M. (1850-1918). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, B.M. Baker (Benjamin Marbry Baker), pp. 70-71. Birth date 1/20/1851. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
- Biographical sketch, pp. 67-68. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
- Biographical sketch, p. 254. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- Biographical sketch, Benjamin Marbry Baker, p. 235. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
- Biographical sketch, Judge Benjamin M. Baker, Volume I, pp. 289-290. Born at Girard, Alabama, in 1851. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.
- Confederate States Army, Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Alabama Infantry. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Photograph. B.M. Baker, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. B.M. Baker, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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