Terms of Service

• Senate, 57th & 56th Legislatures
  1/13/1959 - 1/8/1963
  Democrat
  
• House, 55th Legislature
  1/8/1957 - 1/13/1959
  Democrat
  
• House, 54th Legislature
  1/11/1955 - 1/8/1957
  Democrat
  
• House, 53rd Legislature
  1/13/1953 - 1/11/1955
  Democrat
  

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Robert W. Baker, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Robert W. Baker, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Robert W. Baker, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Robert W. Baker, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Robert W. Baker, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Robert W. Baker, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• United States Army Air Corps, 1st Lieutenant, World War II. Military grave marker, Robert W. Baker, birth date 7/25/1921, death date 12/11/1987, burial in Bryan City Cemetery, Brazos County.. Find a Grave .
• Memorial, July 1988, p. 758. Texas Bar Journal .
• Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade .
• United States Army Air Corps. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

Committee Information

• 57th R.S. - 1961
• Banking (Chair) 
• Bay Development and Use (Chair) 
• Beach Development  
• Counties, Cities and Towns  
• Insurance  
• Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
• Nominations  
• Oil and Gas  
• Privileges and Elections  
• Public Health  
• Screwworm Eradication  
• State Affairs  
• Transportation  
• Water and Conservation  
• 56th R.S. - 1959
• Banking  
• Beach Development (Chair) 
• Counties, Cities and Towns (Vice Chair) 
• Insurance  
• Nominations  
• Oil and Gas  
• Public Health  
• Radiation  
• State Affairs  
• Texas Commission on City and County Governments  
• Transportation  
• Water and Conservation  
• 55th R.S. - 1957
• Common Carriers  
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Local and Uncontested Bills (Chair) 
• Oil, Gas and Mining  
• Public Lands and Buildings  
• 54th R.S. - 1955
• Banks and Banking  
• Common Carriers  
• Insurance  
• Oil, Gas, and Mining  
• Public Health (Chair) 
• 53rd R.S. - 1953
• El Paso Investigating  
• Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Vice Chair) 
• Insurance  
• Public Health  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• School Districts