John Baker (Portsmouth MP)

Sir John Baker JP (1828 – 9 November 1909) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.

For other people named John Baker, see John Baker (disambiguation).

Sir John Baker

He was elected at the 1892 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Portsmouth, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1900 general election, when both Portsmouth seats were won by the Conservative Party.

He was re-elected at the 1906 general election, but died in office in 1909, aged 81. No by-election was held for his seat before Parliament was dissolved for the January 1910 general election.

References
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Crossman and
Samuel Wilson		 Member of Parliament for Portsmouth
1892 – 1900
With: Walter Clough 1892–1900;
Thomas Bramsdon, 1900		 Succeeded by
James Majendie and
Reginald Lucas
Preceded by
James Majendie and
Reginald Lucas		 Member of Parliament for Portsmouth
1906 – 1909
With: Thomas Bramsdon		 Succeeded by
Bertram Falle and
Lord Charles Beresford
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.