Henry Harold Peter Baker

{{Short description|Canadian politician and educator}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} '''Henry Harold Peter Baker''' (November 24, 1915 – March 4, 2004<ref name="esask"/>) was an educator and political figure in [[Saskatchewan]]. He represented [[Regina East (provincial electoral district)|Regina East]] from 1964 to 1967, [[Regina Wascana Plains|Regina South East]] from 1967 to 1971, Regina Wascana from 1971 to 1975 and [[Regina Douglas Park|Regina Victoria]] from 1975 to 1982 in the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]] as a [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]] (CCF) and then New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

He was born in [[Lipton, Saskatchewan]] and was educated there and in [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] and at the Regina Teachers' College. He taught school for several years and then served in the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] teaching aircraft personnel during [[World War II]]. In 1944, Baker became secretary of the Saskatchewan Public Service Commission. He served on the city council for Regina and was mayor from 1958 to 1970 and from 1973 to 1979, becoming the city's longest-serving mayor; he was defeated by [[Harry G. R. Walker|Harry Walker]] when he ran for reelection in 1970.<ref name="esask"/> Baker was defeated by [[Metro Carl Rybchuk|Metro Rybchuk]] when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1982.<ref name="results">{{cite web|url=http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |title=Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division |publisher=Saskatchewan Archives Board |accessdate=2012-03-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235500/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |archivedate=2013-11-12 }}</ref> He died in Regina at the age of 88.<ref name="esask">{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/baker_henry_harold_peter_1915-_2004.html |title=Baker, Henry Harold Peter (1915– 2004) |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan |last=Quiring |first=Brett |accessdate=2012-07-23}}</ref>

The [[Regina City Council]] chamber was renamed in his honour.<ref name="esask"/> The city also established the Henry Baker Scholarship Program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.regina.ca/students/scholarships/henry-baker/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025105231/http://www.regina.ca/students/scholarships/henry-baker/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |title=Learn about Henry Baker |publisher=City of Regina |accessdate=2012-07-23 }}</ref>

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