| Adam J. Baker | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1875–1883 | |
| Preceded by | William Craig |
| Succeeded by | Honoré Robillard |
| Constituency | Russell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1821-09-22)September 22, 1821 Osnabruck Township, County of Stormont, Upper Canada |
| Died | August 3, 1912(1912-08-03) (aged 90) Killarney, Manitoba |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Janet McDonnell (m. 1849) |
Adam Jacob Baker (September 22, 1821 – August 3, 1912) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing Russell from 1875 to 1883 and Reeve of Osgoode Township from 1877 to 1878.
He was born in Osnabruck Township in the County of Stormont in Upper Canada, to William and Anne Eve (née Waldorff) in 1821. He manufactured barrels in the village of Metcalfe where he was also postmaster for 20 years. He married Janet McDonnell in 1849.
He died August 3, 1912, in Killarney, Manitoba.
Electoral history
| 1875 Ontario general election: Russell | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Adam J. Baker | 1,066 | 61.30 | +10.01 | ||||
| Liberal | Ira Morgan | 673 | 38.70 | −9.54 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,739 | 49.10 | −7.05 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,542 | |||||||
| Election voided | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, August 1875: Russell Previous election voided | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Adam J. Baker | 1,335 | 64.37 | +13.07 | ||||
| Independent | A. Rocque | 734 | 35.39 | |||||
| Independent | Mr. Wilson | 5 | 0.24 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,074 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +13.07 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election: Russell | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Adam J. Baker | 724 | 37.69 | −26.68 | ||||
| Liberal | Ira Morgan | 696 | 36.23 | |||||
| Liberal | N. McCaul | 279 | 14.52 | |||||
| Independent | J. Tytler | 222 | 11.56 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,921 | 40.00 | −9.09 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,802 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −26.68 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario | ||||||||
References
- "Biography of Adam J. Baker, M.P.P. | Access Genealogy".
- "Old Timer Dies", Winnipeg Free Press, Wednesday, August 07, 1912, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- Adam Jacob Baker – Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archive)
- CH Mackintosh, ed. (1877). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register. Ottawa: Citizen Print. and Pub. Company. p. 246.
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