Joseph A. Baker

Joseph A. Baker
Joseph A. Baker
Member of the Mississippi Senate; from the 12th district
	In office; January 1916 – January 1920
Personal details
Born	November 7, 1883; Sharon, Mississippi
Political party	Democrat

Joseph Atkins Baker was a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing Mississippi's 12th senatorial district, from 1916 to 1920.

Biography

Joseph Atkins Baker was born on November 7, 1883, in Sharon, Madison County, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of William Jackson Baker and Almyra Atkins.[1] Baker attended the public schools of Madison County, Mississippi, and Shreveport High School.[1] He graduated from Millsaps College with B. S. and Ph. B. degrees in 1906.[1] He took a law course in Millsaps from 1908 to 1909 and received a Bachelor of Laws degree.[1] He moved to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1910 and began practicing law there.[1] In 1915, he was elected to represent Mississippi's 12th senatorial district as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916-1920 term.[1]

References

Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.

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[:0-1] Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.