Darius Baker (January 18, 1845 – March 19, 1926)"Darius Baker, Retired Justice, Dies At 81", ''Rutland Daily Herald'' (March 20, 1926), p. 1."Justice Darius Baker Dies", ''

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'' (March 20, 1926), p. 2. was a justice of the

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from 1913 to 1919. Born in

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, to Braddock Baker and Caroline (Crowell) Baker, he was educated in the public schools of Yarmouth, and served in the Union Army in the

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, as a private in the 5th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, from 1862 to 1863, in North Carolina.E.C. Bowler,
An Album of the Attorneys of Rhode Island
'' (1904), p. 32. He attended Providence Conference Seminary, in

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, and

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, in

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, graduating in 1870. He gained admission to the bar in Connecticut in 1874, and entered the practice of law in

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, in 1875, where he became "one of the leading citizens of that community".''Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island'' (1908), p. 392. Baker was a probate judge from 1877 to 1898, and also became a Justice of District Court of First Judicial District in 1886. He served in this capacity until his appointment to the state supreme court in 1913, where he remained until 1919. Baker was twice married and had five children, including a son,

Hugh B. Baker Hugh B. Baker (June 17, 1882 – 1959)"Rites For Justice Hugh Baker Held; Colleagues Of Bench, Bar Attend", '' Newport Daily News'' (October 5, 1959), p. 2. was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1935 to 1956. Baker was the son of ...

, who also became a judge of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Politically, Baker was a Republican. Baker died at a hospital in

, at the age of 81.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Darius 1845 births 1926 deaths People from Yarmouth, Massachusetts Union army personnel Wesleyan University alumni Justices of the Rhode Island Supreme Court Rhode Island Republicans