Charles Minton Baker

The Honorable
Charles M. Baker
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 1st circuit
In office
March 1856 – April 1856
Appointed byWilliam A. Barstow
Preceded byJames Rood Doolittle
Succeeded byJames M. Keep
Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory from Rock and Walworth counties
In office
December 5, 1842 – January 4, 1847
Serving with Edward V. Whiton
Preceded byJames Maxwell
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born(1804-10-18)October 18, 1804
New York, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 5, 1872(1872-02-05) (aged 67)
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Spouses
  • Martha Washington Larrabee
    (m. 1830; died 1843)
  • Eliza Holt
Children
  • Mary Louise Baker (Browne)
  • (b. 1831; died 1895)
  • Charles Henry Baker
  • (b. 1834; died 1918)
  • Edward Larrabee Baker
  • (b. 1836; died 1891)
  • Robert Hall Baker
  • (b. 1839; died 1882)
  • Henry Baker
  • (b. 1841; died 1842)
  • Martha Ellen Baker
  • (b. 1843; died 1843)
Parents
  • James Baker (father)
  • Elizabeth (Price) Baker (mother)
Professionlawyer

Charles Minton Baker (October 18, 1804 – February 5, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician. He served several years on the Council of the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory and was a delegate to Wisconsin's first constitutional convention in 1846. After Wisconsin became a state, he briefly served as a Wisconsin circuit court judge. His son, Robert Hall Baker, became a prominent businessman and Republican politician in Racine, Wisconsin.