CS Con Baker, James McNair - C.S. Senator, FL

James McNair Baker

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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​

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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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