Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Sidney Smith Baker

Full Name: Sidney Smith Baker
Birth date: May 1854
Death date: November 10, 1925

Terms of Service

House, 39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/13/1925 - 11/10/1925
Democrat
House, 33rd Legislature
1/14/1913 - 1/12/1915
Democrat
House, 32nd Legislature
1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
Democrat
House, 31st ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Democrat

(1) Acts of 1921, 37th Legislature, 2nd C.S., ch. 6 - district 5 comprised of Harrision County; district 7 comprised of Panola County, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.
(3) District 7 listed for S.S. Baker, House Journal .
(4) S. Bert Wallace, in special election 1/2/1926, sworn 9/13/1926, succeeded Sidney S. Baker, died 11/10/1925. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(5) District 7 listed for Sidney S. Baker. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

39th Legislature, 1st C.S., 9/13/1926, p. 12. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. S.S. Baker, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.S. Baker, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.S. Baker, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.S. Baker, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Portrait, marked "age 55" on back. Ancestry.com .
"Hon S.S. Baker Submits Platform", publication and date unknown. Ancestry.com .
Image of invitation to Governor Miriam Ferguson's Inaugural Ball held 1/20/1925 at the State Capitol. Ancestry.com .
Obituary and photo, "S.S. Baker, Carthage Member of Legislature, Dies at New Orleans," 11/11/1925, p. 2. Austin American .
S.S. Baker (1854-1925), burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Carthage, Panola County. Includes portrait, biographical sketch. Find a Grave .
Sidney Smith Baker, Democrat, merchant from Carthage, 5th district, born in Alabama; succeeded by S. Bert Wallace in 1926, 7th district. Legislative Reference Library Card File .
Obituary, "Funeral of S.S. Baker Held Nov. 12," Panola Watchman, 11/18/1925, p. 1, crediting the Sammy Brown Library. Sidney Smith Baker, died at age 71, born in Phoenix City, Rusk County, Alabama. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
39th Legislature (1925) - Sidney Smith Baker, postoffice Carthage, nativity Alabama, age 70, merchant, member of former legislatures: 31st, 32nd, 33rd. Texas Legislative Manual .