Dana W. Baker Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Claudia Menzel - menzel99@gateway.net Surname: BAKER Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 816 DANA W. BAKER, a highly esteemed citizen of Exeter, N. H., engaged in the insurance and real estate business, who has also taken a prominent part in local politics, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., Au- gust 1, 1861, a son of Samuel and Caroline (Wingate) Baker. The father, who came from Haverhill, Mass., was by profession a dentist. His wife, the mother of our subject, was from Stratham. Both are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Baker's two children now living are Dana W. and Elizabeth H., the latter a teacher in Robinson Female Seminary. Dana W. Raker was educated in the town schools and at Phillips Exeter Academy, being a member of the class of 1881. He then became connected with the drug business, as clerk for the late Charles A. Mer- rill, remaining in Mr. Merrill's employ for eight years. Subsequently for eleven years he was engaged in the retail shoe business in Exeter --from 1886 to 1897--since which time he has followed his present oc- cupation, that of insurance and real estate. As above mentioned, he has taken an active part in local politics and is now president of the Page 817 Rockingham County Republican Club. He was representative to the General Court from Exeter for the sessions of 1911-1913 and was the first treasurer of the school board under the new law. He is the Re- publican nominee for moderator for the town of Exeter, fall election, 1914, and is a member of the executive committee of the town Repub- lican Club. He is a trustee of the Robinson Female Seminary. His society affiliations are with the Odd Fellows, Red Men, the Grange, and the Renaissance Club of Exeter. Mr. Baker was married in 1886 to Miss Fannie F. French, a native of North Danville, N. H., and daughter of James M. and Hannah (Col- lins) French, she being their only child. Her father was a prosperous farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Baker are the parents of two daughters, Florence and Beatrice, both of whom are graduates of Robinson Female Sem- inary, Exeter, and of Bradford Academy, Massachusetts. The family are members of Phillip Congregational Church, of which Mr. Baker is treasurer. They have a wide circle of friends in Exeter and are popular members of the best society of the town. ********************************************************************** * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * *The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.