BAKER, George. b. Northampton; mayor 1837; issued proposals for a history of Northamptonshire 1815; published the first part 1822, the second 1826, the third completing the first volume 1830, the fourth part 1836 and about one third of the fifth part 1841, the manuscripts were eventually purchased by Sir Thomas Phillipps. d. May Fair, Northampton 12 Oct. 1851 aged 70. G.M. xxxvi, 551–52, 629 (1851).
BAKER, George. b. 8 Jany. 1794; cornet 16 light dragoons 6 July 1809; captain 19 Oct. 1820 to 18 July 1826, when placed on h.p.; English comr. for defining boundary frontier between Turkey and Greece 1830; F.R.G.S. 1830. d. Grosvenor place, Bath 22 Dec. 1859. Journal of Royal Geographical society xxx, c-cii (1860).
BAKER, George. b. Cobham near Gravesend 31 May 1838; a bowler at Lord’s cricket ground, London 1862–64; started the United north and south of England Eleven 1866, sec. to that body which soon became extinct; kept a cricket and newspaper shop at Stratford, Essex about 1864 to death; a left handed bowler and batsman. d. Lydd, Kent 2 June 1870.
BAKER, Sir Henry Loraine, 2 Baronet. b. Nancy in Lorraine 3 Jany. 1787; captain R.N. 13 June 1815; retired V.A. 9 July 1857; succeeded as 2 Bart. 4 Feb. 1826; C.B. 4 June 1815. d. Dunstable house, Richmond 2 Nov. 1859.
BAKER, Rev. Sir Henry Williams, 3 Baronet (elder son of the preceding). b. London 27 May 1821; ed. at Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1844, M.A. 1854; C. of Great Horkesley Essex 1842–51; V. of Monkland, Hereford 1851 to death; originated the most popular hymn book ever compiled, Hymns ancient and modern 1860, of which 20 million copies have been sold, author of several of these hymns. d. Horkesley house, Monkland 12 Feb. 1877.
BAKER, Rev. James. b. Lincoln; ed. at Winchester; fellow of New college Ox. 1807–18, B.A. 1811. M.A. 1815; chancellor of diocese of Durham 1818 to death; R. of Nuneham Courtenay, Oxon 1825 to death. d. Nuneham Courtenay 6 Sep. 1854 aged 66.
BAKER, James. b. York 4 Oct. 1851; the first editor of a periodical entitled Bachelors’ Papers Liverpool 1870; studied at Univ. of Edin. 1872; M.B. 1876; resident phys. Royal infirmary Edin. 1876; pres. of Royal medical society. d. Royal infirmary Edin. 17 April 1877. The annual monitor for 1878 pp. 15–29.
BAKER, James Vashon. b. 1798; entered navy 1811; captain 10 July 1843; admiral on h.p. 30 July 1875. d. Neen-Sollars rectory, Shropshire 14 Oct. 1875.
BAKER, John. One of the pioneers of South Australia; one of its foremost public men; member of Legislative Council. d. Morialta, South Australia 18 May 1872 aged 59.
BAKER, Joseph. b. Great new st. Fetter lane London about 1766; map engraver; employed by the Board of Ordnance; a liveryman of company of stationers 1787, one of the court of assistants 1825, master of the company 1832 and 1833, a stockkeeper for management of business concerns of the company 1840 to death. d. Warren st. Pentonville, London 2 March 1853.