David Martin Baker
David Martin Baker (October 11, 1923 Clarksburg, Harrison County, WV - April 27, 2010[1]) was a Republican member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Cabell County, 1953, 1957–58, with defeats in 1954 and 1958. In 1967 he was the vice-chair of West Virginia Republican Party. He lived in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia.
Biographical information
[edit]Baker served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. He was a lawyer and served as a judge on the West Virginia Court of Claims (1990–2005).He was named a fellow of the West Virginia Bar Foundation in 2004[2] and served as president of the Lawyer-Pilots Bar association.[3] Additionally he was a member of the American Legion, the Elks, and Phi Delta Phi. He was among a few Jewish members ever serving in the West Virginia Legislature.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "DAVID MARTIN BAKER". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "Fellows : West Virginia Bar Foundation". Archived from the original on 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ "Aviation Lawyer Pilots Bar Association | History of LPBA". Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Baker, C to D". Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
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