Huntsville in Walker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

James Addison Baker

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 25, 2014

1. James Addison Baker Marker

Inscription.
James Addison Baker was born to Jane Saxton and Elijah Adam Baker on March 3, 1821 near Huntsville, Alabama. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and wed Caroline Hightower in 1849. She died in 1852, and he moved that year to join her family members in Huntsville, Texas, where he established a law practice. The next year, he wed Rowena Crawford. The two worked together to advance Huntsville education. An active mason and Presbyterian, Baker also became a successful politician, jurist, and soldier. In 1872, he joined an existing law firm that, over time, became known as Baker Botts, today one of the nation's leading legal firms, still led by his descendants.

Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14798.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations.

Location. 30° 43.591′ N, 95° 32.803′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Texas, in Walker County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of 9th Street and Avenue I, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at the James Addison Baker gravesite in Oakwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntsville TX 77320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within walking distance of this marker. John William Thomason Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); General John Slater Besser (within shouting distance of this marker); The Huntsville Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867 (within shouting distance of this marker); Henderson Yoakum (within shouting distance of this marker); Anthony Martin Branch (within shouting distance of this marker); Oakwood Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Death of Sam Houston (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sam Houston Monument (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

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1. James Addison Baker. picture of James Addison Baker (Submitted on December 5, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. James A. Baker, Sr. (1821 - 1897).
In 1861 Baker was elected to the state legislature. A year later, while serving in the Confederate Army, he was elected district judge for what is now the Eleventh District Court in Houston. During Reconstruction he was removed from his judgeship by Republican governor A. J. Hamilton. In 1872 he joined Peter W. Gray and Walter Browne Botts in Houston in the law firm of Gray and Botts; during his partnership the firm was called Gray, Botts, and Baker.
Baker was the father of another James A. Baker and the great-grandfather of James

James Addison Baker Marker (<i>wide view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 25, 2014

2. James Addison Baker Marker (wide view)

A. Baker III, presidential cabinet member under Ronald Reagan and George Bush. (Submitted on December 5, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

James Addison Baker Monument (<i>beside marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 25, 2014

3. James Addison Baker Monument (beside marker)

Rowena Crawford Baker Monument (<i>beside marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 25, 2014

4. Rowena Crawford Baker Monument (beside marker)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 5, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.