Justice David J. Baker

  • Born:
    November 20, 1834 in Kaskaskia, IL
  • Education:

    Shurtleff College (Upper Alton, Illinois)
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1878-1879, 1888-1897
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1893-1894
  • Succeeded:
    John H. Mulkey, Sidney Breese
  • Succeeded by:
    Carroll C. Boggs, John H. Mulkey
  • Represented:
    1st District (1878-1879)
  • Political Party
    Republican
  • Other Political Offices:

    Mayor of Cairo IL (1864-1865), Circuit Court Judge (1869-1878), Appellate Court Judge (1879-1888)
  • Died:
    March 13, 1899 in Chicago, IL
  • Buried:
    Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Chicago, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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  • David Baker Cemetery image 1
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