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Baker, Peter Carpenter

publisher, author, was born March 25, 1822, in North Hempstead, N. Y. In 1865 he established the law-publishing firm of Baker, Voorhis and Co., which is still in existence and has a large catalogue. Mr. Baker was one of the founders of the Metropolitan Literary association, edited the Steam Press, a patriotic periodical, during the civil war (1861-'5), and originated the plan for a statue of Benjamin Franklin in Printing-house square, New York, which was given by Albert De Groot. He has published addresses and monographs.