BAKER, THOMAS (_son of a farmer at Old Park, Durham_). A civil engineer; invented method of laying down railway curves; laid out Stockton and Darlington railway the first line in the kingdom, opened 27 Sep. 1825; laid out atmospheric line from Dublin to Kingstown, opened 17 Dec. 1834; author of _Rudimentary treatise on mensuration_ 1850; _Principles and practice of statics and dynamics_ 1851; _The mathematical theory of the steam engine_ 1862. _d._ Charter house hospital London Sep. or Oct. 1871. BAKER, THOMAS ELD. _b._ Margate 1791; M.R.C.S. 1813; surgeon Bengal army 1814 to 23 Aug. 1838 when he retired; treasurer of Royal humane society; author of _The art of preserving health in India_ 1829; _An appeal to the common sense of the people of England in favour of anatomy_ 1832. _d._ 76 Porchester Terrace, London 23 July 1868. BAKER, THOMAS PALMER. Chief engineer Chatham dockyard 11 Nov. 1856 to Dec. 1868 when office abolished; chief inspector of machinery afloat 6 July 1866; C.B. 2 June 1869. _d._ 170, Lewisham high road, Newcross 6 Oct. 1876 in 69 year. BAKER, WILLIAM (_son of Mr. Baker of Eastover, Bridgwater, butcher_). _b._ Eastover 3 March 1787; apprenticed to Mr. Tuthill of Bridgwater, currier Sep. 1800; worked in London and Glasgow 1807–1809; a currier in Fore st. Bridgwater 1809; alderman; F.G.S. Nov. 1842; sec. to Somersetshire Archæological and natural history society. _d._ Bridgwater 8 Oct. 1853. _A brief memoir of Wm. Baker by John Bowen_ 1854. BAKER, WILLIAM (_elder son of George Wingfield of Cotham who d. 1774_). Barrister L.I. 23 Nov. 1797, bencher 1818 to death; M.P. for Bodmin 1 Nov. 1806 to 29 April 1807; chief justice of Brecon circuit; a comr. of bankrupts; K.C. 1818; master in Chancery 19 March 1819 to March 1849; assumed surname of Baker in lieu of Wingfield by R.L. 29 Dec. 1849. _d._ Sherborne castle, Dorset 21 March 1858. BAKER, WILLIAM. _b._ 1784; an attorney in London; coroner for east division of Middlesex; author of _A practical compendium of the recent statutes, cases and decisions affecting the office of coroner_ 1851. _d._ 12 Chester terrace, Regent’s Park 22 Feb. 1859. BAKER, WILLIAM. _b._ 19 May 1817; articled to G. W. Buck, C.E. 1834–39; engineer upon southern division of London and north western railway 1852–59, chief engineer of that line Oct. 1859–1878, during which time he carried out a great extent of railway works; M.I.C.E. 7 May 1848; member of council 1877 to death. _d._ 7 March 1878. _Minutes of proc. of Instit. of C.E. lv_, 315–17 (1879).