Name Henry Baker Presidential term 1959 – 1968 | Resigned 1968 | |
Role Former President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council Died July 20, 1968, Hobart, Australia Party Nationalist Party of Australia Previous office President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (1959–1968) | ||
Sir Henry Seymour Baker (1 September 1890 – 20 July 1968) was an English-born Australian politician.
Biography
He was born in Liverpool. He qualified with a Bachelor (1913) and Master (1915) of Law. He served in the First World War, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. In 1928 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Nationalist member for Franklin. From 1936 to 1945 he was Leader of the Opposition. He retired from the House in 1946 and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. In 1948 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the independent member for Queenborough. He was elected President of the Council in 1959 and was created a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1960. Baker died in 1968 in Hobart.