John R. Baldwin
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John Richard Baldwin (May 10, 1854 – May 1, 1897) was a
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politician who served in the
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of
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Early life and career

Baldwin was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on May 10, 1854. Baldwin attended the Lynn public schools and Harvard College graduating in 1877. Baldwin was admitted as to the Massachusetts Bar in 1880. From 1880 on Baldwin practiced law in Lynn, first under the firm name of Baldwin & Baker, and, after dissolving that partnership in 1885, he worked as a solo legal practitioner. On December 27, 1883, Baldwin married Elizabeth A. Merritt, the couple had three daughters Helen Elizabeth Baldwin, Esther Merritt Baldwin, and Mary Converse Baldwin; and two sons, John R. Baldwin, Jr., and Richard Burrill Baldwin.


Public service

In 1879 Baldwin was elected to the Lynn School Committee, and he was re-elected in 1882. Baldwin served on the School Committee for six years and was its chairman from 1881 to 1882.


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1854 births Harvard College alumni Massachusetts state senators Mayors of Lynn, Massachusetts 1897 deaths 19th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court {{Massachusetts-MASenate-stub