Richard H. Baker (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Richard Henry Baker D.D. | |
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| Bishop of North Carolina | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | North Carolina |
| In office | 1959–1965 |
| Predecessor | Edwin A. Penick |
| Successor | Thomas Fraser |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of North Carolina (1951-1959) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 1924 by Arthur C. Thomson |
| Consecration | January 25, 1951 by Henry Knox Sherrill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 8, 1897 |
| Died | April 12, 1981 (aged 83) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Benjamin May Baker & Theodosia Burr Potts |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Lee Small |
| Children | 2 |
Richard Henry Baker IV (July 8, 1897 – April 12, 1981) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, serving from 1959 to 1965.
Baker was born on July 8, 1897, in Norfolk, Virginia. He was educated at the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia[1] and graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. and later enrolled in the Virginia Theological Seminary to study for the ordained ministry. Baker deployed as an ambulance driver on the French front lines during World War I and received the Croix de Guerre for his courageous service.
