Lawrence James Baker
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Lawrence James Baker was an English stockbroker and a Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1886.
Baker was born in London, the son of John Law Baker and his wife Caroline Elizabeth Browne. He became a stockbroker and was a trustee of the London Stock Exchange
. Baker was living at Haydon Hall
in Eastcote
but bought Ottershaw Park
in 1885.
In the 1885 general election
, Baker was elected Member of Parliament
for Frome
, but he lost the seat in the 1886 general election
to the Conservative Party
candidate Lord Weymouth. He later stood for parliament unsuccessfully in Chertsey
, at by-elections in 1892 and 1897. In 1898 he became High Sheriff of Surrey
. He built cottages in Bonsey's Lane at Ottershaw but sold the estate in 1910 after he had put it up for auction unsuccessfully in 1907. He moved for three years to Brantridge Park, Balcome, West Sussex. In 1910 he settled at Brambridge Park, Twyford, Hampshire where he died at the age of ninety-four.
Baker married firstly Ellen Catherine Thompson in 1857. His second wife Susan Taylor he married in 1871 at All Saints Church, Kensington, SW. Lawrence had fourteen children, seven by each marriage.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1886.
Baker was born in London, the son of John Law Baker and his wife Caroline Elizabeth Browne. He became a stockbroker and was a trustee of the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
. Baker was living at Haydon Hall
Haydon Hall
Haydon Hall was one of the three main houses of Eastcote, within what is now the London Borough of Hillingdon. The house was built in 1630 as a home for Lady Alice, Dowager Countess of Derby who had been living in Harefield. The house remained in the ownership of Lady Alice's descendants for...
in Eastcote
Eastcote
Eastcote is a suburban area established around an old village in Greater London, and is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.In the Middle Ages, Eastcote was one of the three areas that made up the parish of Ruislip, under the name of Ascot...
but bought Ottershaw Park
Ottershaw
Ottershaw is a village in the Runnymede district of Surrey, England about 20 miles to the south-west of London. It is part of the Foxhills ward in the census....
in 1885.
In the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
, Baker was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Frome
Frome (UK Parliament constituency)
Frome was a constituency centred on the town of Frome in Somerset. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832, until it was abolished for the 1950 general election...
, but he lost the seat in the 1886 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1886
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
to the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
candidate Lord Weymouth. He later stood for parliament unsuccessfully in Chertsey
Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)
Chertsey was a county constituency in Surrey which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, at by-elections in 1892 and 1897. In 1898 he became High Sheriff of Surrey
High Sheriff of Surrey
-List of High Sheriffs of Surrey:The list of known High Sheriffs of Surrey extends back to 1066 At various times the High Sheriff of Surrey was also High Sheriff of Sussex -1066-1228:...
. He built cottages in Bonsey's Lane at Ottershaw but sold the estate in 1910 after he had put it up for auction unsuccessfully in 1907. He moved for three years to Brantridge Park, Balcome, West Sussex. In 1910 he settled at Brambridge Park, Twyford, Hampshire where he died at the age of ninety-four.
Baker married firstly Ellen Catherine Thompson in 1857. His second wife Susan Taylor he married in 1871 at All Saints Church, Kensington, SW. Lawrence had fourteen children, seven by each marriage.