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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsOsmyn BAKER
(1800-1875)
BAKER, Osmyn, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Amherst, Mass., May 18,
1800; attended Amherst Academy; was graduated from Yale College in
1822; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice
in Amherst in 1825; member of the State house of representatives
1833, 1834, 1836, and 1837; county commissioner of Hampshire County
1834-1837; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of James C. Alvord; reelected to
the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Congresses and served from
January 14, 1840, to March 3, 1845; chairman, Committee on Accounts
(Twenty-seventh Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in
1844; resumed the practice of law at Northampton in 1845; first
president of Smith Charities 1860-1870; died in Northampton, Mass.,
February 9, 1875; interment in Bridge Street Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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