Horace Baker (politician)

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Horace Baker
Acting Governor of New Jersey
In office
1910–1911
Preceded byJohn Franklin Fort
Succeeded byWoodrow Wilson
Personal details
Born
Thomas Woodrow Wilson

(1869-01-23)January 23, 1869
Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1941(1941-12-07) (aged 72)
New York City, New York, U.S.

Horace B. Baker (January 23, 1869 – December 7, 1941) was an American politician who served as acting governor of the state of New Jersey. He was the nephew of Andrew D. Baker.

Baker was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1869. Elected as a Republican, was a member of New Jersey Senate between 1894 and 1906, and became the Acting Governor of New Jersey and served between 1909 and 1910.[1] Then he served as the Governor. He died in New York City in 1941.

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Preceded by Governor of New Jersey
1910–1911
Succeeded by