Thomas Baker
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-06-1854 | Democratic | AD-06 | 0 | Win |
| 09-04-1861 | Democratic | SD-04 | 0 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
Born: November 5, 1810 in Muskingum County, Ohio
Married: Ellen M. Alverson
Children: Mrs. C. Cowgill, Mrs. H. A. Jastro; Thomas A. and Lotti
Died: November 24, 1872 in Bakersfield, CA
18??: United States District Attorney of Iowa
1841-1844: Assemblyman, Iowa State Legislature
1846: Senator, Iowa State Legislature
1846: Senate President, Iowa State Legislature
1846: Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
1856: Receiver of the United States Land Office
- PLACENAME: Colonel Baker "was the original owner of the town site of Bakersfield" (Source: calarchives4u.com)
- NOTE: His son Thomas A. was Treasurer of Kern County 1884-1894. (Source: calarchives4u.com)
- PLACENAME: There was a Colonel Thomas Baker Elementary School in Bakersfield that closed in 1989.
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)