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Louisiana Governor Joshua Baker 
 
Born:  March 23, 1799
Died:  April 16, 1885
Birth State:  Kentucky
Party:  Democrat/Unionist
Family:  Married twice--Fanny Assherton, Catherine Patton; five children
School(s):  West Point Military Academy
Periods in Office: From: January 8, 1868 
  To: June 27, 1868 

Succeeded 
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JOSHUA BAKER, Louisiana's twenty-third governor,was born in Mason County, Kentucky on March 23,
 1799. His early education was attained through tutors and through home schooling. After 
graduating from West Point Military Academy in 1891, Baker studied law in Connecticut. He was 
admitted to the bar in 1822, and then established his legal career, serving as judge of 
St. Mary's Parish in 1829. On January 8, 1868, Governor Benjamin Flanders resigned from office.
 General Winfield Scott Hancock then appointed Baker to fill the uxexpired term of governor. 
During his tenure, he governed under the supervision of General Hancock, who was the district 
military commander at the time. Also, the state treasury was virtually insolvent, and a directive 
was authorized to accrue all outstanding state fees, taxes, and revenues, which was to be used
 in the payment of state salaries and to supplement educational institutions and state programs.
 However, on June 27, 1868, both Governor Baker and General Hancock were removed from power. 
Baker retired from public service, and returned to his plantation and his law practice. Governor
 Joshua Baker passed away on April 16, 1885 in Connecticut. 

Sources:

Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 
1789-1978, Vol. 2, Westport, Conn.; Meckler Books, 1978. 4 vols.

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