Simmons Jones Baker | |
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| Member of the North Carolina Senate Representing Martin County | |
| In office 1816–1818 | |
| Governor | William Miller then John Branch |
| Preceded by | Jeremiah Slade |
| Succeeded by | William Darlett |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Commons Representing Martin County | |
| In office 1814–1816 Serving with John Guyther (1814) and Gabriel L. Stewart (1815) | |
| Governor | William Miller |
| Preceded by | Andrew Joyner / Joel Cherry |
| Succeeded by | Joel Cherry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 15, 1775 Hertford County, North Carolina, British America |
| Died | August 18, 1853 (aged 78) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Scotland Neck, North Carolina, Private cemetery with large monument |
| Alma mater | Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and others |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Notes:[1][2][3][4][5] | |
Simmons Jones Baker (February 15, 1775 – August 18, 1853) was a physician, planter, legislator, and slave owner in North Carolina.
- ^ Smith, Claiborne T. Jr. (1979). Powell, William S. (ed.). Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. Vol. 1. (A-C). Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA: University of North Carolina Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-8078-1329-X.
- ^ "Simmons J. Baker Surgical Certificate From St. Thomas's Hospital, London" [The Simmons J. Baker Papers, The Wilson Library] (scan of historic document) (in English and Latin). Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1794-05-27. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ "Simmons J. Baker Medical Certificate from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh" [The Simmons J. Baker Papers, The Wilson Library] (Scan of Historic Document) (in Latin). Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. May 5, 1795.
- ^ Connor, Robert D.W., ed. (2007) [1913]. A Manual of North Carolina [Issued by the North Carolina Historical Commission for the Use of Members of the General Assembly Session 1913] (html). University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill digitization project, Documenting the American South (1 ed.). Raleigh, North Carolina, USA: E. M. Uzzell & Co. State Printers.
- ^ "Officers of the GRAND LODGE A.F. & A. M. of NORTH CAROLINA" [1787–1887]. Raleigh, North Carolina: Grand Lodge of North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved February 3, 2011.