Daniel Baker (Presbyterian minister)

Daniel Baker
Born	August 17, 1791 Midway, Georgia, U.S.
Died	December 10, 1857 Austin, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Hampden–Sydney College Princeton University
Occupation	Clergyman, educator
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth McRobert
Children	4
Parent(s)	William Baker

Daniel Baker (1791–1857) was an American Presbyterian minister and educator in the Antebellum South. He was the founder of Austin College, and served as its second president from 1853 to 1857.

Daniel Baker was born on August 17, 1791 in Midway, Georgia. His father was William Baker. His mother died when he was an infant. His father subsequently remarried. He had six siblings.

Baker attended Hampden–Sydney College from 1811 to 1813. However, due to the War of 1812, he transferred to the Princeton University, and graduated in 1815.

Baker started his career as a Presbyterian minister in Harrisonburg and New Erection, Virginia in 1818. By 1822, he became the minister at Second Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C.. In 1828, he became the minister at Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, Georgia. He then preached in Frankfort, Kentucky. He moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1836.

Baker moved to the Republic of Texas in 1840. He preached in Galveston, Houston, and Chriesman. Later, he preached in Victoria, Cuero, Clinton, Goliad, Gonzales, New Braunfels, Bastrop, Wharton, Columbia, Port Lavaca, La Grange, Palestine, Brownsville, Rio Grande City, as well as cities like Austin and San Antonio. In 1848, he became the minister of First Presbyterian Church in Galveston, Texas.

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