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Howard Henry Baker, Sr., born January 12, 1902 was a United States Representative from Tennessee from 1951 until his death in 1964. He was a member of the Republican Party. January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Governor Phil Bredesen (D) Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th)  - Land 106,846 km²  - Water 2,400 km² (2. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...


Baker was born in Somerset, Kentucky but largely grew up in Scott and Knox Counties, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1922 and its law school in 1924, having been admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1923. For a period he served as publisher of a weekly newspaper in Huntsville, Tennessee, the county seat of Scott County. In 1928 he was elected to a term in the Tennessee House of Representatives, and served on the Scott County Board of Education from 1931 to 1932. In 1934 he became district attorney general of the former 19th Judicial Circuit, serving until 1938 in that capacity. Somerset is a city located in Pulaski County, Kentucky. ... Scott County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... Knox County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the primary institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee system, Tennessees flagship public university. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Law School is the term used in the United States to indicate an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees, mainly teaching using the Socratic method. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Huntsville is a town located in Scott County, Tennessee. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calendar Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by... The Tennessee House of Representatives, in American politics, is the lower house of the state legislature of Tennessee, formally called the Tennessee General Assembly. ... Board of education is the typical styling of the title in the United States of the board of directors of a local school district and generallly the statewide organization responsible for the oversight of such local boards as well. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... United States Attorneys represent the U.S. federal government in United States district court. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...


In 1938 Baker made an unsuccessful bid for governor of Tennessee, and in 1940 ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1940, 1948, 1952, and 1956. He was vice president and general counsel to the former Oneida and Western Railroad in 1945, and was also on the board of directors of the First National Bank of Oneida. In 1950 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served in that body until his death, having been reelected six times. Baker died in Knoxville, Tennessee. Today he is probably best remembered as the father of Howard H. Baker, Jr., a three-term U.S. Senator from Tennessee and United States Senate Majority Leader who later served as White House Chief of Staff under Ronald Reagan and is currently the United States Ambassador to Japan. Baker was succeeded in office by his widow Irene, who completed his final term as a caretaker and sought no further election. Notes 1East was Secretary of State for Tennessee from 1862-1865, appointed by Andrew Johnson, the military governor of the state under Union occupation during the American Civil War. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... The Republican National Convention, the presidential nominating convention of the United States Republican Party, is held every four years to determine the partys candidate for the coming Presidential election and the partys platform. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A board of directors is a group of individuals chosen by the stockholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company. ... The essential function of a bank is to provide services related to the storing of deposits and the extending of credit. ... Oneida is a town located in Scott County, Tennessee. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... City nickname: The Marble City, K-Town, Big Orange Country, Knox Vegas Location Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee Government Cities in Tennessee Tennessee Mayor Bill Haslam Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 254. ... Howard Baker, Jr. ... The Senate Majority Leader is a member of the United States Senate who is elected by the party conference which holds the majority in the Senate to serve as the chief Senate spokesman for his or her party and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own. ... Edith Irene Bailey Baker (November 11, 1901–April 2, 1994) was a United States Representative from Tennessee. ... The word caretaker may have numerous meanings, but the most common two are (1) a person or persons who cares for a property in exchange for rent-free living accommodations and (2) temporary government which takes control until a stable rule can be restored. ...


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TN Encyclopedia: HOWARD H. BAKER SR. (485 words)
Baker's grandfather, George Washington Baker, was an important Unionist during the Civil War, and his father, James Francis Baker, was a late nineteenth-century attorney and newspaper publisher in Huntsville, Tennessee.
Baker's willingness to carry the Republican standard demonstrated his party loyalty since it was almost impossible in these years for any Republican to successfully challenge any Democrat in a statewide race.
Baker represented the second district in Congress from his election in 1950 until his unexpected death by heart attack on January 8, 1964.
TN Encyclopedia: HOWARD H. BAKER JR. (692 words)
HOWARD H. Howard H. Baker Jr., U.S. senator, Senate minority leader and majority leader, and White House chief of staff, was born in Huntsville in Scott County on November 15, 1925, the son of future congressman Howard Baker Sr.
Baker was the first popularly elected GOP senator in Tennessee history and the first Republican to win a statewide election since 1920.
Baker served as Republican leader and vice-chairman of the 1973-74 Senate Watergate Committee, asking the pivotal question, "What did the President know, and when did he know it?" Baker's performance in the hearings brought national attention, and he received praise from both sides of the political spectrum as a fair and thoughtful legislative leader.
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