Adam J. Baker
Adam Jacob Baker was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing Russell from 1875 to 1883 and Reeve of Osgoode [Township, Ontario|Osgoode Township] from 1877 to 1878.
He was born in Osnabruck Township in the County of Stormont in Upper Canada, to William and Anne Eve in 1821. He manufactured barrels in the village of Metcalfe where he was also postmaster for 20 years. He married Janet McDonnell in 1849.
He died August 3, 1912, in Killarney, Manitoba.