Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Loraine Baker, 2nd Baronet CB (3 January 1787 – 2 November 1859) was born in Nancy, France to Sir Robert Baker, 1st Baronet and Dinah Hayley. He participated in the attack on Samana

Samana

-Dominican Republic:*Samaná Province*Samaná, Dominican Republic, or Santa Bárbara de Samaná, the capital of Samaná Province*Samaná Peninsula*Cape Samana on Samaná Peninsula*Samaná Bay, a body of water in the Atlantic next to the Samaná Peninsula...

, Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...

 in 1807 and fought at the Battle of Anholt

Battle of Anholt

The Battle of Anholt occurred during the Gunboat War, a war between the United Kingdom and Denmark-Norway. It was an attempt by the Danes to recapture Anholt, a small Danish island off the coast of Jutland, which the British had captured in 1809...

 on 27 March 1811. He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath on 4 June 1815. With his father's death he succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Baker on 4 February 1826. Baker became a Rear-Admiral on 6 November 1850 and Vice-Admiral on 9 July 1857.

Family

On 27 June 1820 Baker married Louisa Anne Williams, daughter of William Williams and Anne Rashleigh. Henry and Louisa had a son Henry Williams Baker

Sir Henry Williams Baker, 3rd Baronet

-Biography:Baker was the son of Vice-admiral Sir Henry Loraine Baker, C.B., by his marriage with Louisa Anne, only daughter of William Williams, Esq., of Castle Hall, Dorset. His father served with distinction at Guadeloupe in 1815. His grandfather was Sir Robert Baker of Dunstable House, Surrey,...