John Baker (Australian politician)

John Baker
John Baker, c. 1869
Premier of South Australia
In office
21 August 1857 – 1 September 1857
MonarchVictoria
GovernorSir Richard MacDonnell
Preceded byB.T. Finniss
Succeeded byRobert Torrens
Member of the Legislative Council
of South Australia
In office
7 August 1863 – 18 May 1872
In office
8 July 1851 – 27 March 1861
ConstituencyMount Barker
Personal details
Born(1813-12-28)28 December 1813
Ilminster, Somerset, England
Died19 May 1872(1872-05-19) (aged 58)
Magill, South Australia
SpouseIsabella Allan (1838–1872)
Children12

John Baker (28 December 1813 – 19 May 1872) was an early South Australian pastoralist and politician. He was the second Premier of the colony of South Australia, succeeding Boyle Travers Finniss; however, he only held office for 12 days from 21 August to 1 September 1857 before being succeeded by the third Premier of the colony, Robert Torrens.