Walter Reginald Baker (May 25, 1852 – April 2, 1929) was known for his work with various railway companies in Canada.[1] Born in York, England,[2] he worked seven years with the Allan Steam Ship Company in Montreal (1865-1872). The Montreal Historical Society reports that he followed this with three years as Aide-de-Campe for the Earl of Dufferin, Governor General of Canada (1873-1876),[3] but a March 1902 edition of The Railway and Shipping World indicates that he entered service as a freight and passenger agent for Canada Central Railway in 1873.[4] Subsequently, he held a series of positions with that company:
- February to September, 1881, assistant to General Superintendent and Local Treasurer of the Western Division, A B Stickney;
- September 1881, to May 1882, purchasing agent of the same division;
- May 1882, to June 1883, assistant to the General Manager of Canada Central Railway, W. C. Van Horne;
- June 1883, to September 1892, General Superintendent, Manitoba & Northwestern Railway
- September 1892 to May 1900, General Manager of Manitoba & Northwestern Railway
- May 1900 to 1901, Executive Agent for CPR.[4]
In 1901, he became the Assistant to the Second Vice President in Montreal,[4] and in 1911 he became Secretary of CPR.[3]
Baker married Ottawan Jane Cruice in 1875 and fathered four children, three girls and a boy.
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- Retlaw, Alberta, Walter spelled backwards, named in honour of Walter Reginald Baker.
- List of people from Montreal
References edit
- ^ "Walter R. Baker, 77, dies in Montreal;Former Secretary of Canadian Pacific Railway was a Noted Clubman in Canada". The New York Times. 2 April 1929. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Kordan, Bohdan S.; Peter J. Melnycky (1 December 1991). In the shadow of the Rockies: diary of the Castle Mountain Internment Camp, 1915-1917. CIUS Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-920862-79-7.
- ^ a b Memorable Manitobans
- ^ a b c The Railway and Shipping World. Railway & Shipping World Co. 1902. p. 102. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Todd, Herbert George (1915). Armory and lineages of Canada. p. 74. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
