Joseph A. Baker
Joseph Atkins Baker was a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing Mississippi's 12th senatorial district, from 1916 to 1920.Biography
Joseph Atkins Baker was born on November 7, 1883, in Sharon, [Madison County, Mississippi]. He was the son of William Jackson Baker and Almyra Atkins. Baker attended the public schools of Madison [County, Mississippi], and Shreveport High School. He graduated from Millsaps College with B. S. and Ph. B. degrees in 1906. He took a law course in Millsaps from 1908 to 1909 and received a Bachelor of Laws degree. He moved to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1910 and began practicing law there. In 1915, he was elected to represent Mississippi's 12th senatorial district as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916-1920 term. Baker served in the U. S. Army in World War I as a First Lieutenant. He died on March 15, 1959.