Joseph Atkins Baker (November 7, 1883 – March 15, 1959) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing Mississippi's 12th senatorial district, from 1916 to 1920.
Joseph A. Baker | |
|---|---|
 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 12th district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1883 Sharon, Mississippi |
| Died | March 15, 1959 (aged 75) |
| Political party | Democrat |
Biography edit
Joseph Atkins Baker was born on November 7, 1883, in Sharon, Madison County, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of William Jackson Baker and Almyra Atkins.[1] Baker attended the public schools of Madison County, Mississippi, and Shreveport High School.[1] He graduated from Millsaps College with B. S. and Ph. B. degrees in 1906.[1] He took a law course in Millsaps from 1908 to 1909 and received a Bachelor of Laws degree.[1] He moved to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1910 and began practicing law there.[1] In 1915, he was elected to represent Mississippi's 12th senatorial district as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916-1920 term.[1] Baker served in the U. S. Army in World War I as a First Lieutenant.[1][2] He died on March 15, 1959.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1M-WWS2-M?cc=2968245 : 3 September 2021), > image 1 of 1; citing NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985).