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William Cotter Baker (March 15, 1858 – 1931) was a lawyer and 20th Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island. ==Early life== William Baker was born March 15, 1858 in Wickford, Rhode Island, to David S. Baker and Mary C. Baker.〔 He attended public schools, then East Greenwich Academy.〔 He received his A.B. (Bachelor's degree) from Brown University in 1881.〔〔〔 For two years he taught languages at Deveaux College in what was then the town of Suspension Bridge (now part of Niagara Falls, New York).〔 He was an Instructor of French and German.〔 In 1884 he received his A.M. (Master's degree) from Brown University.〔 In that same year he was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar and practiced law in Providence.〔 From 1884 to 1888, he was superintendent of public schools of North Kingstown.〔 On 24 May 1888 he married Sophia Metcalf, daughter of Jesse Metcalf of Providence.〔 By 1914, Baker was living in Pasadena, California.〔 While there, Baker published, together with his wife, a 60-page book of poems called "The Town where I was Born: Stories of Old Wickford."〔 Baker died in 1931.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William C. Baker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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