Nathaniel B. Baker

Nathaniel Bradley Baker
24th Governor of New Hampshire
In office June 8, 1854 – June 7, 1855
Preceded by	Noah Martin
Succeeded by	Ralph Metcalf
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1850-1851
Personal details
Born	September 29, 1818 Henniker, New Hampshire
Died	September 11, 1876 (aged 57) Des Moines, Iowa
Political party	Democratic Republican
Spouse(s)	Lucretia (Lucy) C. Ten Broeck (m. 1843)
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Attorney Newspaper publisher Militia Officer

Nathaniel Bradley Baker (September 29, 1818 – September 11, 1876) was an American politician and military leader who served as Governor of New Hampshire and Adjutant General of the Iowa Militia.

Nathaniel B. Baker was born in Henniker, New Hampshire on September 29, 1818, and raised in West Concord. Nathaniel Baker graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1834 and Harvard University. He then studied law under Franklin Pierce, Asa Fowler and Charles H. Peaslee and passed the bar in 1842.

Baker was a co-owner of a Democratic newspaper, the New Hampshire Patriot. Originally, a Democrat, he served as Clerk of the Merrimack County Court of Common Pleas in 1845. The following year he became Merrimack County Clerk.

Baker was also active in the New Hampshire Militia, serving as Quartermaster and later Adjutant of the 11th Regiment. He subsequently served as Aide-de-Camp to Governor John H. Steele with the rank of Colonel.

In 1851, Baker assumed the position of Chief Fire Engineer for Concord's Fire Department. He also served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1850 and 1851, and was elected Speaker of the House. In 1852 he was a Presidential Elector, and cast his ballot for Franklin Pierce and William R. King.

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