NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Baker, W. (William), 1743-1824 NRA: Baker William (1743-1824) MP LBT ID: WiBaker1824 VIAF ID: 55697517 LOC ID: n88087259 | B/BAP: 1743 DIED: 1824-01-20 |
SOURCES: Gentleman's Magazine (February 1824) 183; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File | |
The son of alderman Sir William Baker, he was educated at Eton and the Inner Temple and
was MP for Plympton Erle (1768-74), Aldborough (1777-80), Hertford (1780-84), and
Hertfordshire (1790-1802, 1805-07). Through his mother, a Tonson, he inherited the Kit Kat
portraits. | |