Newton D. Baker
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 86 years ago |
Date of birth | December 3,1871 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Martinsburg |
West Virginia | |
United States | |
Date of died | December 25,1937 |
Died | Shaker Heights |
Ohio | |
United States | |
Party | Democratic Party |
Previous offices | United States Secretary of War (1916–1921), Mayor of Cleveland (1912–1915) |
Nationality | American |
Place of burial | Lake View Cemetery, Ohio, United States |
Books | Why we went to war |
Education | Washington and Lee University School of Law |
Previous position | United States Secretary of War (1916–1921), Mayor of Cleveland (1912–1915) |
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ID | 1880800 |
Newton D. Baker Life story
Newton Diehl Baker Jr. was an American lawyer, Georgist, politician, and government official. He served as the 37th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 to 1915. As U.S. Secretary of War from 1916 to 1921, Baker presided over the United States Army during World War I.