Isaac V. Baker Jr.

Isaac Volney Baker Jr.
New York Superintendent of State Prisons
In office 1882–1887
Preceded by	Louis D. Pilsbury
Succeeded by	Austin Lathrop
Member of the New York State Assembly from the Washington County, 2nd district
In office January 1, 1869 – December 31, 1871
Preceded by	Nathaniel Daily
Succeeded by	George W. L. Smith
Member of the New York State Assembly from the Washington County, 2nd district
In office January 1, 1877 - December 31, 1877
Preceded by	Henry G. Burleigh
Succeeded by	George L. Terry
Member of the New York Senate from the 12th district
In office January 1, 1872 – December 31, 1873
Preceded by	Francis S. Thayer
Succeeded by	Roswell A. Parmenter
Member of the New York Senate from the 16th district
In office January 1, 1880 – December 31, 1881
Preceded by	William W. Rockwell
Succeeded by	Charles L. MacArthur
Personal details
Born	August 15, 1843 Fort Ann, New York
Died	December 14, 1912 (aged 69) Hudson Falls, New York
Cause of death	Pneumonia
Spouse(s)	Laura Demis Clark (1844–1930) (m. 1865–1912) ended with his death
Parents	Isaac V. Baker (1813–1894) Laura Daley Comstock (1819–1877)

Isaac Volney Baker Jr. (August 15, 1843 Comstock's Landing, Fort Ann, Washington County, New York – December 14, 1912 Hudson Falls, Washington Co., NY) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of Isaac V. Baker (1813–1894) and Laura Daley (Comstock) Baker (1819–1877). He attended North Granville Academy, and Brooklyn Polytechnic and Collegiate Institute. Then he engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits, especially in breeding Merino sheep.^[1]

On September 14, 1865, he married Laura Demis Clark (1844–1930), and they had several children.^[1][2]

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Washington Co., 2nd D.) in 1869, 1870 and 1871; of the New York State Senate (12th D.) in 1872 and 1873; again of the State Assembly in 1877; and again of the State Senate (16th D.) in 1880 and 1881.

He was New York Superintendent of State Prisons from 1882 to 1887.^[3] He was New York State Railroad Commissioner from 1887 to 1892.^[4]

He died of pneumonia on December 14, 1912 in Hudson Falls, New York at age 69.^[4]

He was buried at the Baker Cemetery in Fort Ann.^[2]

References

1. H. H. Boone and Theodore P. Cook (1870). Life Sketches of Executive Officers, and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York, Vol. III. p. 164. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
2. "Isaac V. Baker Jr.". Political Graveyard. Baker, Isaac Volney, Jr. (1843-1912) — also known as Isaac V. Baker, Jr. — of Comstock's Landing, Washington County, N.Y. Born in New York, August 15, 1843. Son of Isaac Volney Baker (1813-1894) and Laura Daley (Comstock) Baker (1819-1877). Member of New York state assembly from Washington County 2nd District, 1869-71, 1877; member of New York state senate, 1872-73, 1880-81 (12th District 1872-73, 16th District 1880-81). Died in New York, December 14, 1912 (age 69 years, 121 days). Interment at Baker Cemetery, Fort Ann, N.Y.
3. "Gov. Cornell's Mistake". New York Times. March 9, 1882. Retrieved 2012-10-25. The confirmation of the appointment of Isaac V. Baker, Jr., as Superintendent of State Prisons by a combination of Republican and Tammany Senators is ...
4. "Isaac V. Baker, Jr.". New York Times. December 15, 1912. Retrieved 2012-10-25. Isaac V. Baker, Jr., ex-Superintendent of State Prisons, died yesterday of pneumonia at his home in Hudson Falls, N.Y. Mr. Baker was 69 years old and a native of Washington County. ...

Sources

• The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1870; pg. 511 and 513)
• THE STATE PRISONS in NYT on March 26, 1882
• TRICKY GOVERNOR HILL in NYT on April 21, 1887

External links

• Isaac V. Baker Jr. at Find a Grave