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BAKER, Nathaniel Bradley, governor of New Hampshire, born in Hillsborough (now Henniker), New Hampshire, 29 September,1818; died in Des Moines, Iowa, 11 September 1876. He was educated at Phillips Exeter academy and Harvard College, being graduated in 1839, studied law in the office of Franklin Pierce, and admitted to the bar in 1842. For three years he was joint proprietor and editor of the "New Hampshire Patriot." In 1845 he was appointed clerk of the court of" common pleas, and in 1846 clerk of the superior court of judicature for Merrimac County He was elected to the legislature in 1851, was chosen speaker of the house, and served two terms. He was a presidential elector in 1852, and in 1854 was elected governor of the state on the democratic ticket. His term expired in 1855, and in 1856 he removed to Clinton, Iowa, and engaged in the practice of law. lie was elected to the legislature in 1859, and acted with the republicans in the session of 1860 and the extra session of 1861. In July 1861, he was appointed adjutant-general of Iowa, which office he held until the time of his death. In this capacity he was noted for his efficiency during the war, and was very popular with the soldiers, to whose comfort and welfare he greatly contributed. When grasshoppers devastated large portions of the northwest, and many families were threatened with starvation, General Baker's measures for their relief were energetic and effective.
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