William C. Baker
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William Cotter Baker | |
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 Engraving | |
| 20th Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island | |
| In office January 3, 1898[1] – January 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin D. McGuinness |
| Succeeded by | Daniel L.D. Granger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1858 |
| Died | 1931 |
| Party | Democrat[2] |
| Spouse | Sophia Metcalf |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Occupation | Attorney[2] |
William Cotter Baker (March 15, 1858 – 1931) was a lawyer and 20th mayor of Providence, Rhode Island.
William Baker was born March 15, 1858, in Wickford, Rhode Island, to David S. Baker and Mary C. Baker.[3] He attended public schools, then East Greenwich Academy.[2] He received his A.B. (Bachelor's degree) from Brown University in 1881.[4][3][2]
For two years he taught languages at Deveaux College in what was then the town of Suspension Bridge (now part of Niagara Falls, New York).[3] He was an Instructor of French and German.[4]
In 1884 he received his A.M. (Master's degree) from Brown University.[4] In that same year he was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar and practiced law in Providence.[4] From 1884 to 1888, he was superintendent of public schools of North Kingstown.[3]
On 24 May 1888 he married Sophia Metcalf, daughter of Jesse Metcalf of Providence.[3]
By 1914, Baker was living in Pasadena, California.[5] While there, Baker published, together with his wife, a 60-page book of poems called "The Town where I was Born: Stories of Old Wickford."[6]
Baker died in 1931.[7]
