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Gift of Mrs. J. Coolidge Hills, 1933.37.1  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
William E. Baker
Gift of Mrs. J. Coolidge Hills, 1933.37.1 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

William E. Baker

American, 1830 - 1909
BiographyWilliam E. Baker was born in Montville, Connecticut on 21 October 1830. He grew up in Colchester and was educated at the academy there. He then moved to Hartford and went to work for the City Fire Insurance Company, later becoming its president. When that company failed following the great Chicago fire, he became an agent for the Home Insurance Company. He died in 1909.
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