Baker was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1915, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress.
After leaving Congress, he resumed real estate activities in Wildwood.
thompson, baker, jacob, thompson, baker, april, 1847, december, 1919, american, democratic, party, politician, from, jersey, represented, jersey, congressional, district, term, from, 1913, 1915, jacob, thompson, bakerlewisburg, journal, lewisburg, august, 1913. Jacob Thompson Baker April 13 1847 December 7 1919 was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented New Jersey s 2nd congressional district for one term from 1913 to 1915 Jacob Thompson BakerLewisburg Journal Lewisburg PA August 8 1913Member of the U S House of Representatives from New Jersey s 2nd districtIn office March 4 1913 March 3 1915Preceded byJohn J GardnerSucceeded byIsaac Bacharach1st Mayor of Wildwood New JerseyIn office 1911 1912Preceded byLatimer R Baker As mayor of Wildwood Borough Succeeded byFrank E SmithPersonal detailsBorn 1847 04 13 April 13 1847Cowan PennsylvaniaDiedDecember 7 1919 1919 12 07 aged 72 Philadelphia PennsylvaniaPolitical partyDemocraticChildrenKatharine BakerProfessionAttorneyReal estate developer Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political career 2 1 Congress 3 Death and legacy 4 External linksEarly life and education editBaker was born near Cowan Pennsylvania on April 13 1847 He attended the public schools and Bucknell University He studied law was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Lewisburg Pennsylvania Political career editHe was chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1905 Baker moved to New Jersey and was one of the founders of Wildwood and the borough of Wildwood Crest He was the first Mayor of Wildwood New Jersey in 1911 and 1912 and was a delegate to the 1912 Democratic National Convention Congress edit Baker was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty third Congress serving in office from March 4 1913 to March 3 1915 but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty fourth Congress After leaving Congress he resumed real estate activities in Wildwood Death and legacy editBaker died in Philadelphia on December 7 1919 and was interred in Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery in Cold Spring New Jersey Baker s home the J Thompson Baker House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966 External links editUnited States Congress J Thompson Baker id B000065 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Jacob Thompson Baker at The Political Graveyard J Thompson Baker at Find a GraveU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJohn J Gardner Member of the U S House of Representatives from New Jersey s 2nd congressional districtMarch 4 1913 March 3 1915 Succeeded byIsaac Bacharach Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J Thompson Baker amp oldid 1209478767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
