Dedicate Baker window Sunday: St. Augustine's Church invites Village to ceremonies at 11 o'clock, vestryman honored, family of former leader to be present
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- Wilmette Life, 18 Jul 1924, p. 1
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[obituary portion of article only] Mr. Baker passed away suddenly, a victim of heart failure, on Monday, December 18, 1922. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1864, and was a student of engineering at the University of Michigan and of law at Northwestern university. He was a man of varied interests in the field of engineering, having been affiliated with the Public Service company, the North Shore Electric Railway company and the Chicago Suburban Water and Light company. In the banking field he was president of the Highland Park State bank and the First National Bank of Wilmette. His most active duties were in connection with the Public Service Company in which he was in charge of the operations, engineering and purchasing departments, a position that made him virtually the general manager of that extensive utility corporation. He was a vestryman of St. Augustine's church and his charaties covered a wide sphere of welfare activities.
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- Memorial window in front of church, facing Wilmette Avenue
- Date of Publication
- 18 Jul 1924
- Personal Name(s)
- Baker, Frank ; Baker, Frank Mrs. ; Carleton, Hubert
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- St. Augustine's Eposcopal Church ; Public Service Company of Northern Illinois ; First National Bank of Wilmette ; North Shore Electric Railway Company ; Chicago Suburban Water and Light Company ; Highland Park State Bank
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- Wilmette.News.266943
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