Robert Hall Baker

Robert Hall Baker
Robert Hall Baker
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 5th district
	In office; January 4, 1875 – January 1, 1877
Preceded by	Charles Herrick
Succeeded by	Isaac W. Van Schaick
	In office; January 6, 1873 – September 1873
Preceded by	Philo Belden
Succeeded by	Charles Herrick
Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
	In office; October 1879 – September 1881
Preceded by	Horace Rublee
Succeeded by	Edward Sanderson
21st Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin
	In office; April 1874 – April 1875
Preceded by	Reuben G. Doud
Succeeded by	Reuben G. Doud
Member of the City Council of Racine, Wisconsin
	In office; April 1871 – April 1872
	In office; April 1868 – April 1869
	In office; April 1865 – April 1866
Personal details
Born	June 27, 1839; Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	October 5, 1882 (aged 43); Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Mound Cemetery, Racine
Party	Republican
Spouse	Emily M. Carswell (m. 1859⁠–⁠1882)
Children	Mary Louise (Richards); (b. 1862; died 1940); George Carswell Baker; (b. 1865; died 1886); Edward Larrabee Baker; (b. 1869; died 1949); Robert Hall Baker Jr.; (b. 1870; died 1911); Charles Henry Baker; (b. 1873; died 1946);
Parent	Charles Minton Baker (father);
Occupation	Manufacturing businessman

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Robert Hall Baker Sr. (June 27, 1839 – October 5, 1882) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Racine, Wisconsin. He was the 21st mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, and represented Racine County for three years in the Wisconsin Senate (1873, 1875, 1876). He also served as chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin in 1880 and 1881. In business, he was one of the four principal owners of the J. I. Case Company, an important business in the growth and development of the city of Racine.