BAKER, REV. DAVID BRISTOW. Ed. at St. John’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1829, M.A. 1832; Inc. of Claygate, Surrey 1841–52; author of _A treatise on the nature of doubt in religious questions [by D.B.B.]_ 1831; _Discourses and Sacramental addresses to a village congregation_ 1832. _d._ Parliament st. Westminster 24 July 1852 aged 49. BAKER, D. S. Deaf and dumb heraldic artist; drew for many years the arms for the obituary notices in the Illustrated London News; painted heraldic paintings on panels and doors of state carriage of Lord Mayor of London. _d._ 1 Sep. 1877 aged 53. BAKER, SIR EDWARD BAKER, 2 Baronet. _b._ Dublin 4 Nov. 1806; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox.; succeeded 4 March 1825. _d._ 51 Upper Brook st. London 29 March 1877. BAKER, REV. FRANKLIN. _b._ Birmingham 1801; M.A. Univ. of Glasgow; minister of Presbyterian chapel Bolton 14 Dec. 1823; ordained 23 Sep. 1824; author of _The rise and progress of Nonconformity in Bolton_ 1854. _d._ Birmingham 25 May 1867. BAKER, GEORGE. _b._ Northampton; mayor 1837; issued proposals for a history of Northamptonshire 1815; published the first part 1822, the second 1826, the third completing the first volume 1830, the fourth part 1836 and about one third of the fifth part 1841, the manuscripts were eventually purchased by Sir Thomas Phillipps. _d._ May Fair, Northampton 12 Oct. 1851 aged 70. _G.M. xxxvi_, 551–52, 629 (1851). BAKER, GEORGE. _b._ 8 Jany. 1794; cornet 16 light dragoons 6 July 1809; captain 19 Oct. 1820 to 18 July 1826, when placed on h.p.; English comr. for defining boundary frontier between Turkey and Greece 1830; F.R.G.S. 1830. _d._ Grosvenor place, Bath 22 Dec. 1859. _Journal of Royal Geographical society xxx, c-cii_ (1860). BAKER, GEORGE. _b._ Cobham near Gravesend 31 May 1838; a bowler at Lord’s cricket ground, London 1862–64; started the United north and south of England Eleven 1866, sec. to that body which soon became extinct; kept a cricket and newspaper shop at Stratford, Essex about 1864 to death; a left handed bowler and batsman. _d._ Lydd, Kent 2 June 1870. BAKER, SIR HENRY LORAINE, 2 Baronet. _b._ Nancy in Lorraine 3 Jany. 1787; captain R.N. 13 June 1815; retired V.A. 9 July 1857; succeeded as 2 Bart. 4 Feb. 1826; C.B. 4 June 1815. _d._ Dunstable house, Richmond 2 Nov. 1859. BAKER, REV. SIR HENRY WILLIAMS, 3 Baronet (_elder son of the preceding_). _b._ London 27 May 1821; ed. at Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1844, M.A. 1854; C. of Great Horkesley Essex 1842–51; V. of Monkland, Hereford 1851 to death; originated the most popular hymn book ever compiled, _Hymns ancient and modern_ 1860, of which 20 million copies have been sold, author of several of these hymns. _d._ Horkesley house, Monkland 12 Feb. 1877.