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his death. His military career under two flags was brilliant and his record as a civil- ian was equally honorable. He married, in Salisbury, North Carolina, March 13, 1855, Elizabeth Earl Henderson, born Oc- tober I, 1836. Children: William Tilford, of further mention ; Alexander Henderson, born at Fort Stanton, New Mexico. De- cember 20, 1856. married Mary Claudia Philips; Lawrence Simmons (2), born at Fort Stanton, New Mexico, June 3, i860, died aged two years ; Elizabeth Earl, born in Raleigh. North Carolina, August 7, 1863, married Frederick Brooks Hubbell; Rich- ard Beverly, born in Hyde county. North Carolina, August 10, 1866, died in 1880; Charles Jackson, born in Martin county, North Carolina, in 1875, died in 1877 ; Philip Baraud, born June 26, 1881, died June 22, 1882.

William Tilford Baker, born in San An- tonio, Texas, January 3, 1856, died in 1890. After the war he settled in Portsmouth where he engaged in the lumber business with George R. Trant as partner. He mar- ried, November 8. 1883, Susan, daughter of William H. H. Hodges, of Virginia, and his wife, Alary A. (Griswold) Hodges. Chil- dren : William Hodges, of further mention ; Lawrence Simmons, born 1886; Mary Hodges, born 1889.

\\'illiam Hodges Baker, eldest son of William Tilford and Susan (Hodges) Baker, was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Decem- ber 2, 1884. After completing preparatory courses at Norfolk Academy he entered the law school of the University of Virginia, whence he was graduated LL. B., class of 1906. He was admitted to the Portsmouth and Norfolk bar the same year and at once began practice in Portsmouth. Well suited by nature, mental equipment and prepara- tion, for the practice of law, he quickly won standing at the bar and until 1912 was en- gaged in prosecution of legal business in all state and Federal courts of the district. In 1912 he became a member of the legal staff of the Seaboard Air Line Railway. He is a Democrat in politics and for four years represented his ward in city council.

Mr. Baker married, May 23, 1908, Helen Marshall Trant. daughter of George Rich- ards and Virginia Young (Boykin) Trant. Child, William Hodges (2), born April 20, 1910, of the ninth generation of Bakers in America.

Martin Donohue Delaney, M. D. Holding responsible position among the medical and surgical fraternity in .Alexandria is Dr. Alar- tin Donohue Delaney. known to those of his profession outside of his city and state by his contributions to the scientific journals bearing upon his profession. A native of Ohio, his parents were of Irish birth, his father. Dennis \Mlliam Delaney, having been born in 1840, his mother, Josephine Donohue before her marriage, and a niece of Lady Hunt, born in 1844. Dennis Wil- liam Delaney followed agriculture through- out his active years, coming to the United States in 1858, settling first in Philadelphia, later moving westward, and finally purchas- ing a farm in \'irginia.

Dr. Martin Donohue Delaney, son of Den- nis W'illiam and Josephine (Donohue) De- laney, was born in Toledo, Ohio, April 28, 1874. After obtaining primary instruction under private teachers he entered St. John's Military Academy, at Alexandria, Virginia, whence he was graduated. He then studied ill Alount St. Mary's College, at Emmits- burg, Maryland, where he received the de- gree of A. M., afterward matriculating at Georgetown University, Washington, Dis- trict 01 Columbia, receiving his M. D. from that institution in 1898. He obtained prac- tical experience in his profession by his ser- vice as second assistant interne in the Co- lumbia Uni\ersity Hospital, and after one year in this capacity remained for a like jieriod as first interne Thus prepared by study and actual work, in 1900, he estab- lished in practice in Alexandria, in which city he was from the first accorded a cor- dial reception, his present large practice forming with gratifying rapidity, while his welcome by his professional brethren was no less hearty and sincere. At the present time Dr. Delaney is one of the consulting surgeons of the Southern Railroad for Northern Virginia, and a member of the State and American Medical associations. His contributions to the medical literature of the day have been many and dealing with topics widely separated, the personality of the learned student showing through the treatises that he has submitted for publi- cation, all dealing in an illuminating man- ner with subjects of interest to physicians and surgeons.

Dr. Delaney married. June 4, 1906, Cath- erine Frances, daughter of Martin and Mar-