BAKER, GEORGE TITUS
President State Board of Education; b Iowa Co, Iowa July 9, 1857; s of Albert W Boker-Freelove Kenyon; ed pub schs, Iowa; Conn priv schs; McClain Aced, Iowa City; U of Iowa 1874; Cornell U 1879; Beta Theta Pi ; m Clara I Poole Mar 18, 1879 Ithaca New York (dec); d Ethel (Mrs L H Brandt), Georgia (Mrs Robert E Risley), Sue A (dec); 1879-89 locating & construction engr on CRI & P RR, Sao RR, Wabash RR & Santa Fe RR; 1889-1912 chief engr, Muscatine High Bridge, Clinton High Bridge & consulting engr Winona Minn High Bridge & all bridges over Mississippi River; 1892-1912 mgr & chief engr Edwards & Walsh Construction Co & Tri-City Construction Co, in rwy work, municipal construction & heavy bldg construction; 1909- mbr Iowa St bd of edn, 1925- pres; 1900 mbr Iowa House of Rep in 26th regular & special sessions; 1898-1900 mayor, Davenport; post pres pork bd; 1928 apptd by Pres Coolidge to Rwy Mediation Bd; Dem, 1900 del at large to natl conv; hobby: outdoor sports; off 612 Putnum Bldg; res 1514 Farnum, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1085.