David Hume Baker (October 7, 1841 – June 1, 1917) was a state senator in the US states of Kentucky and Florida. His historic home, which was built between 1886 and 1890,[1] still stands in Wildwood, Florida,[2] and hosts various events.[3][4] The home was built in what was then the community of Orange Home, Florida.[5] The Baker House was part of a 1,200-acre property. The house stayed in the family for several generations before it was sold to the City of Wildwood in 2012. A historical marker was added at the site of the Baker House in 2019 by the Timucua Chapter of the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century.[6][7]
During the Civil War, Baker served in the Union Army as a member of the 12th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment. He was a state senator in Kentucky from 1873 until 1875.[8] Baker then moved from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, to Orange Home, Florida.[9] Baker served in the Florida Legislature from 1886 until 1890.[6]
He married Mary Hanah Matthis; they had one son, David Mathias Baker.[10] He is buried with his wife Mary (1844–1932) at Arlington National Cemetery.[11] His son was part of the Ingraham Expedition.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Baker House | Sumter County Tourism". discoversumterfl.com.
- ^ "Baker House – The City of Wildwood, Florida". www.wildwood-fl.gov.
- ^ "Villager happy to take on leadership role with Wildwood's Baker House – Villages-News.com". Villages-News: News, crime, classifieds, government, events in The Villages, FL. February 22, 2020.
- ^ "Woman who grew up in Baker House in Wildwood grateful for community's preservation efforts – Villages-News.com". Villages-News: News, crime, classifieds, government, events in The Villages, FL. December 23, 2018.
- ^ by, Deborah Carr Hollingsworth, Foreword (August 20, 2019). Haunted Sumter County, Florida. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467144209 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Correspondent, Linda Florea /. "Wildwood's Baker House gets historical marker dedication". Daily Commercial.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Timucua Dames place historical marker". Chronicle Online. 13 May 2019.
- ^ Grenier, Bob (July 7, 2014). Central Florida's Civil War Veterans. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439646045 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ingraham Expedition: David Mathias Baker". www.uflib.ufl.edu.
- ^ "Out and About | SumterCountyTimes.com". www.sumtercountytimes.com.
- ^ Burial Detail: Baker, Mary H (Section 3, Grave 2231) – ANC Explorer
- ^ "Ingraham Expedition: Orange Home, Florida".
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