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BAKER.BAKER. Stories" (3 vols., 1861); "Worth and Wealth" (1865); "The Sisters at Service" (1879); "True and False Pride" (1879); "The Sunshine Series" (6 vols.); "Fashion and Folly" (1880); "Happy Home Series" (6 vols.); "The Governor's Pardon"; and, with Abijah R. Baker, "Theology in Romance" {2 vols.). She died in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 27, 1893. BAKER, Isaac D., publisher, was born April 1, 1819. He was a founder of the publishing house of Baker and Scribner in 1846, now Charles Scribner's Sons. This firm met with almost unprecedented success, and published the works of such eminent writers as Donald G. Mitchell, J. T. Headley, N. P. Willis, J. G. Holland, Mrs. Ellet, and Mrs. Kirkland. He died Nov. 23, 1850.  BAKER, James H., educator, was born at Harmony. Me., Oct. 13, 1848. He was graduated at Bates college in 1873; was principal of the high school at Yarmouth, Me,, 1873-75, and at Denver, Col., 1875-90. He assumed the duties of President of the University of Colorado, Jan. 1, 1892, and received the degree, LL. D. from Bates college in 1892. He was president of the National council of education in 1892, and has published a text book on psychology. BAKER, Jehu, representative, was born in Fayette county, Ky., Nov. 4, 1822; son of William and Margaret (Caldwell) Baker. He was educated at McKendree college. Ill., but did not graduate. He studied medicine for a time and subsequently studied and practised law in Belleville, Ill. He was master in chancery for St. Clair county, 1861-'65; and a Republican representative in the 39th and 40th congresses, 1865-'69, where he served as chairman of the committee on expenditures in the post-office department and as member of the special committee on civil service, and also as chairman of the committee on education. He was U.S. minister resident at Caracas, Venezuela, 1878-'81, and 1882-'85, acting for a time as consul-general. He was again a representative in the 50th congress, 1887-’89, and in the 55th congress, 1897-'99. He received from McKendree college the honorary degrees of M. A. and LL. D. He is author of an annotated translation of Montesquieu's "Considerations on the Causes of the Grandeur and Decadence of the Romans." He died at Belleville, Ill., March 2, 1903. BAKER, Lafayette C., secret service officer, was born at Stafford, N.Y., Oct. 13, 1826; son of Remember Ethan Baker, and grandson of Remember Baker, the companion of Ethan Allen. He removed to Michigan in 1839, and later returned to New York, working in that city and in Philadelphia as a mechanic. He emigrated to California in 1853; joined the noted vigilance committee of San Francisco, in 1856, and in 1861 offered his services to the government and worked for the government in the capacity of detective for a year, and for his services was commissioned colonel and made the head of the secret service bureau. At the time of President Lincoln's assassination, Mr. Baker brought about the capture of the assassin and his accomplices, in a very short time. In 1865 he was commissioned a brigadier-general. He is author of an interesting volume entitled "History of the United States Secret Service" (1867). He died in PhiladelphaPhiladelphia [sic], Pa., July 2, 1868. BAKER, Lewis, statesman, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, Nov. 7, 1832. He was presiding officer of the West Virginia senate in 1870, and in 1884 a member of the national convention which nominated Grover Cleveland to the presidency. He then removed to Minnesota and became editor of the St. Paul Globe, and in 1893 he was appointed by President Cleveland minister to Nicaragua, Costa Rico and Salvador. He died in Washington, D. C., April 30, 1899. BAKER, Lucien, senator, was born in Ohio, in 1846, and at an early age was taken by his parents to Michigan, where his education was acquired. In 1869 he removed to Kansas and settled in Leavenworth, where he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practised his profession. He was elected to the United States senate as a Republican in 1895. for the term ending 1901. BAKER, Marcus, explorer, was born at Ostemo, Kalamazoo county, Mich., Sept. 23, 1849. He was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1870, and during 1871 was professor of mathematics in Albion college. In 1871 he returned to the University of Michigan as instructor of mathematics. In 1873 he was appointed assistant on the United States coast survey, holding the position from 1873 to 1886, after which time he was geographer of the United States geological survey. He thoroughly explored the Pacific coast and Alaska. He was superintendent of the United States signal service observatory at Los Angeles, Cal., from July, 1882, to August, 1884. He is the author of many valuable scientific articles; also in conjunction with William H. Dall, compiled material for a "Coast Pilot of Alaska" and contributed the "Alaska Coast Pilot, Appendix 1, Meteorology and Bibliography" (1879). Articles by Mr. Baker are to be found in each annual report of the U. S. geological survey. BAKER, Nathaniel Bradley, governor of New Hampshire, was born at Hillsboro, N. H., Sept. 29, 1818. He was prepared for college at Phillips academy at Exeter, and entered Harvard at the age of fifteen. After his graduation in 1839 he began the study of the law, and in 1842 was admitted to the bar and began to practise. For a time he edited the New Hampshire Patriot, but