Newton D. Baker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Newton D. Baker

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1871

Place of Birth: Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1937

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Newton D. Baker

  • Newton Diehl Baker Jr.
  • (December 3, 1871 – December 25, 1937) 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. Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, Baker established a legal practice in Cleveland after graduating from Washington and Lee University School of Law.
  • He became progressive Democratic ally of Mayor Tom L.
  • Johnson.
  • Baker served as city solicitor of Cleveland from 1901 to 1909 before taking office as mayor in 1912.
  • As mayor, he sought public transit reform, hospital improvement, and city beautification.
  • Baker supported Woodrow Wilson at the 1912 Democratic National Convention, helping Wilson win the votes of the Ohio delegation.
  • After leaving office, Baker accepted appointment as Secretary of War under President Wilson.
  • He was one of several prominent Georgists appointed to positions in the Wilson Cabinet.Baker presided over the U.S.
  • military's participation in World War I.
  • He selected General John J.
  • Pershing to command the American Expeditionary Forces, which he insisted act as an independent unit.
  • He left office in 1921 and returned to BakerHostetler, the legal practice he co-founded.
  • He served as an attorney in Village of Euclid v.
  • Ambler Realty Co., a landmark case that established the constitutionality of zoning laws.
  • He was a strong supporter of the League of Nations and continued to advocate American participation in the League during the 1920s.
  • Beginning in 1928, he served as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
  • He was a candidate for the presidential nomination at the 1932 Democratic National Convention, but the convention chose Franklin D.
  • Roosevelt.

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