Albert C. Baker
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| Chief Justice, Arizona Territorial Supreme Court | |
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In office May 16, 1893 – 1897 |
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| Nominated by | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Henry C. Gooding |
| Succeeded by | Hiram Truesdale |
| Associate Justice, Arizona Supreme Court | |
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In office January 4, 1919 – August 31, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | John Wilson Ross |
| Succeeded by | Edward G. Flanigan |
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February 15, 1845 Girard, Alabama |
| Died | August 31, 1921 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Jesus Alexander |
| Profession | Attorney |
Albert Cornelius Baker (February 15, 1845 – August 31, 1921) was an American jurist and politician who was the only person to serve on both the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court and the Arizona Supreme Court. As a judge he served four years as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona Territory and two-and-a-half years as an Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. Politically he was a member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature and a delegate to Arizona's constitutional convention.
Baker was born on February 15, 1845 in Girard, Alabama to Benjamin H. and Eliza (Greer) Baker. His father was a prominent attorney and he was educated in private schools. During the American Civil War he joined the Confederate States Army and served two-and-a-half years as color bearer for Waddell's Battalion of Artillery. While in the battalion, Baker saw action during the Siege of Vicksburg and during the Atlanta Campaign from the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge to the Battle of Atlanta. Following Atlanta he spent a short time as a prisoner of war.
Following the war, Baker became a graduate of East Alabama Male College (now Auburn University). After completing school he studied law at a law office and was admitted to the bar in 1868. Baker opened his own law office in Crawford, Alabama and practiced there for three years before moving to Missouri. From Missouri he moved to San Diego, California and in 1876 arrived in Los Angeles.
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