Baker, Jehu
lawyer, diplomat, congressman, was born Nov. 4, 1822, in Fayette county, Ky. He attended common schools and McKendree college, but did not graduate; and subsequently received from the latter institution the honorary degrees of M. A. and LL. D. He studied medicine for a time; is a lawyer; was master in chancery of St. Clair county 1861-'65; was elected to the thirty-ninth, fortieth, and fiftieth congresses; and served as United States minister resident to Venezuela in 1878-81 and 1882-85. He was minister resident and consul-general for a time during the closing part of this service, and was elected to the fiftyfifth congress as a fusionist.