LaMar Baker
| LaMar Baker | |
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| U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district | |
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In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Brock |
| Succeeded by | Marilyn Lloyd |
| Tennessee State Senator from Chattanooga | |
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In office 1969–1971 |
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| Tennessee State Representative from Chattanooga | |
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In office 1967–1969 |
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December 29, 1915 Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA |
| Died | June 20, 2003 (aged 87) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Harding University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Churches of Christ |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army Air Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
LaMar Baker (December 29, 1915 – June 20, 2003) was a Tennessee businessman and Republican political figure who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1975. Earlier, he had been a member of both houses of the Tennessee State Legislature.
Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Baker attended public schools there and then David Lipscomb College (now Lipscomb University) in Nashville from 1936 to 1938. In 1940, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas. Both Lipscomb and Harding are Churches of Christ institutions. During World War II, he served from 1942 to 1946 in the United States Army Air Corps, now the United States Air Force.
Baker was a successful Chattanooga-area businessman prior to his election in 1966 to the Tennessee House of Representatives. In 1968, he was elected to the Tennessee State Senate. In 1970, he received the Republican nomination for the Chattanooga-based Congressional District to replace Bill Brock, who was elected to the United States Senate. He won a very close race in November, undoubtedly aided by coattails of Brock and the Republican gubernatorial victor, Winfield Dunn.
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