Inez DeGraw Baker | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Portsmouth | |
| In office 1959 – January 12, 1960 | |
| Preceded by | John A. MacKenzie |
| Succeeded by | Donald Sandie Jr. |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Portsmouth | |
| In office January 12, 1966 – January 9, 1968 Serving with Willard J. Moody | |
| Preceded by | Donald Sandie Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Glenn Yates Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Inez DeGraw January 6, 1921 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 2011 (aged 90) Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Barnabas William (Billy) Baker |
(Margaret) Inez DeGraw Baker (January 6, 1921 – March 11, 2011) was an American civic activist, bookkeeper, housewife and Democratic politician who became the first woman to represent Portsmouth, Virginia in the Virginia General Assembly. First elected during the Massive Resistance crisis in 1959, she served two separate terms in the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]