James McNair Baker
Born: July 20, 1821
Birthplace: Robeson County, North Carolina
Father: Archibald S. Baker 1769 – 1842
(Buried: Lebanon Cemetery, Robeson County, North Carolina)
Mother: Catherine McCallum 1777 – 1859
(Buried: Lebanon Cemetery, Robeson County, North Carolina)
Wife: Fannie Perry Gilchrist 1838 – 1901
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida)
Children:
Fannie James Baker Stockton 1862 – 1950
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida)
William Hoge Baker 1868 – 1932
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida)
James Duncan Baker 1870 – 1943
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida)
Political Party: Whig Party, Know Nothing Party, Constitutional Union Party, Democratic Party
Education:
1844: Graduated from Davidson College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Lumberton, North Carolina
1847: Rode horseback from North Carolina to Florida
Attorney in Old Columbus, Florida
Leader in having the name Alligator to Lake City, Florida happen
Owner of a Fair-Sized Plantation in Lake City, Florida
1852: Florida Delegate to Whig Party National Convention
1853 – 1859: Solicitor of Eastern Circuit of Florida
1856: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congress
1859 – 1861: Judge of eastern circuit of Florida
1860: Supporter of John Bell’s Presidential Campaign
Civil War Career:
1862 – 1865: Confederate States Senator from Florida
1862 – 1865: Member of Senate Naval Affairs Committee
1862 – 1865: Member of Senate Post Offices and Post Roads Cte.
1862 – 1864: Member of Senate Public Lands Committee
1862: Member of Congressional Joint Buildings Committee
1862: Member of Senate Engrossment and Enrollment Committee
1863: Member of Senate Commerce Committee
1863 – 1865: Member of Senate Claims Committee
1864 – 1865: Member of Senate Public Buildings Committee
Helped establish the guidelines on postal routes
His record showed basic approval of the Davis Administration
He disliked heavy taxes, impressments, strict control over commerce, arming the slaves and conscription of skilled labor.
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1866: Attorney in Lake City, Florida
1866 – 1868: Associate Justice of Florida State Supreme Court
1868 – 1881: Attorney in Jacksonville, Florida
1876: Member of Florida State Democratic Executive Committee
1881 – 1890: Judge of the fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida
Died: June 20, 1892
Place of Death: Jacksonville, Florida
Age at time of Death: 70 years old
Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida
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