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Newton D. Baker

1871 - 1937

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Newton D. Baker is the 17,722nd most popular politician (up from 17,801st in 2019), the 13,007th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,359th in 2019) and the 987th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Newton D. Baker ranks 17,722 out of 19,576. Before him are Philippe Lamberts, Edward Rutledge, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Süleyman Soylu, Kemi Badenoch, and Chris Coons. After him are Zsolt Baumgartner, Itsunori Onodera, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Cori Bush, Atiku Abubakar, and Mario Frick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Newton D. Baker ranks 174. Before him are Arthur Surridge Hunt, Thalia Flora-Karavia, Poul Heegaard, Henry Stephenson, Edmund Breese, and John Langalibalele Dube. After him are James Weldon Johnson, Marion Mahony Griffin, Montagu Toller, Richard Carle, and Alexander Zelenko. Among people deceased in 1937, Newton D. Baker ranks 194. Before him are John Russell Pope, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Ralph Lewis, Ralph Ince, and Ruth Roland.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Newton D. Baker ranks 13,011 out of 20,380. Before him are Glenn Strange (1899), Jolene Blalock (1975), Bob Steele (1907), Chris Coons (1963), Terry Dischinger (1940), and Alexander Courage (1919). After him are Jeffrey Lieber (1969), Eric Allan Kramer (1962), Summer Rae (1983), Fred Neil (1936), Brian Stepanek (1971), and Cori Bush (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Newton D. Baker ranks 987. Before him are Samuel D. Ingham (1779), Anthony Lake (1939), Mitch Daniels (1949), Michele Bachmann (1956), Edward Rutledge (1749), and Chris Coons (1963). After him are Cori Bush (1976), Deb Haaland (1960), John G. Carlisle (1834), Pat Roberts (1936), Harry Hines Woodring (1887), and Thomas McKean (1734).

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