William Benjamin Baker

William B. Baker
From Volume I of 1899's Autobiographies and portraits of the President, cabinet, Supreme court, and Fifty-fifth Congress
Member of the Maryland Senate
In office 1894–1895
Preceded by	Thomas H. Robinson
Succeeded by	Charles W. Michael
Constituency	Harford County
In office 1906–1909
Preceded by	Thomas H. Robinson
Succeeded by	Charles A. Andrew
Constituency	Harford County
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901
Preceded by	Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott
Succeeded by	Albert Alexander Blakeney
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Harford County district
In office 1882–1884 Serving with James B. Preston, Silas Scarboro, David Wiley
Personal details
Born	(1840-07-22)July 22, 1840 Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S.
Died	May 17, 1911(1911-05-17) (aged 70) Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Baker's Cemetery Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Olivia Wells ​ ​ (m. 1868, died)​ Mary C. Hollis ​ (m. 1872)​
Children	3
Relatives	John H. Baker (uncle) Frank E. Baker (nephew)
Occupation	Politician canner
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William Benjamin Baker (July 22, 1840 – May 17, 1911) was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second Congressional district of Maryland from 1895 to 1901. He was considered the father of rural mail delivery in the United States.