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Type of entity
Person
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Baker, George B. (George Barnard), 1823-1910
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Description area
Dates of existence
1823-1910
History
George Barnard Baker was born on January 26, 1834, in Dunham, Quebec.
He was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He studied at Bishop's College. He articled with James O'Halloran and was called to the bar in 1860. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1870 by-election, served as minister without portfolio, and then solicitor general in the Quebec cabinet. He was named a Queen's Counsel in 1876. He was a Liberal-Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Missisquoi from 1870 to 1874, from 1879 to 1887 and from 1891 to 1896, and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1875 to 1878. He was named to the Senate of Canada for Bedford division in 1896 and served until his death in 1910.
He died on February 9, 1910, in Sweetsburg, Quebec.