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unusual facts about Charles D. Baker, Jr.



Anna P. Baker


Anna painted 18 paintings in which she visualized the French realist painter and sculptor, Rosa Bonheur, on imaginary world travels.

Battle of Al Mansurah

The ships of the Seventh Crusade sailed from the French ports of Aigues-Mortes and Marseille to Cyprus during the autumn of 1248, then in 1249 sailed toward Egypt, led by King Louis's brothers, Charles d'Anjou and Robert d'Artois.

Battle of Fariskur

With the full support of Pope Innocent IV during the First Council of Lyon, King Louis IX of France accompanied by his brothers Charles d'Anjou and Robert d'Artois launched the Seventh Crusade against Egypt.

Benjamin Baker

Benjamin F. Baker (1862–1927), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient

Bernard Baker

Bernard N. Baker (1854–1918), shipping magnate from Baltimore, Maryland

Bruce Harrell

Bruce is married to Joanne Harrell and they are raising their family in the Mt. Baker neighborhood.

Center Park

Center Park, located at 2121 26th Avenue South, is a subsidized high-rise building complex located in the Mt. Baker neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, designed to provide living accommodation to physically or mentally challenged individuals and their caretakers.

Charles D. Breitel

In November 1973, he was elected on the Republican and Liberal tickets Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, defeating Democrat Jacob D. Fuchsberg and Conservative James J. Leff.

Charles D. Brown

Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Brown wrote and directed a single short film in 1914.

Charles D. Coffin

He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Andrew W. Loomis and served from December 20, 1837, to March 3, 1839.

Charles D. Herron

He was the son of William Parke Herron (1843–1927), a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Charles D. McLaughlin House

The Charles D. McLaughlin House is located at 507 South 38th Street in the Gold Coast Historic District of Midtown Omaha, Nebraska.

Charles d'Abancour

Abancourt and his fellow-prisoners were murdered in cold blood in massacres on 9 September 1792 at Versailles, and Fournier was unjustly charged with complicity in the crime.

Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes

He was the first son of Honoré d'Albert (d. 1592), seigneur de Luynes, who was in the service of the three last Valois kings and of Henry IV of France.

Charles D'Ambrosio

Orphans, a collection of essays, was published in 2005 by Clear Cut Press.

Charles d'Autremont

During the professional years on New York's southern tier (1875–1882), d'Autremont campaigned actively for Horace Greeley in 1872, Samuel Tilden in 1876, and Winfield Scott Hancock in 1880.

Charles d'Orléans

Prince Charles Philippe, Duke of Anjou, Duke of Anjou (b. 1973) son of Prince Michel, Count of Evreux

Charles, Duke of Orléans, Duke of Orléans (1394 – 1465) son of Louis I, Duke of Orléans and Valentina Visconti

Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie

After the death of Louis du Vergier de La Rochejaquelein, Sapinaud succeeds him on June 10, 1815 at the head of the Catholic and Royal Army of Vendée, yet he resigns after a few days and names Charles d'Autichamp as his successor.

Christopher W. Baker

He played the part of an artist and painting tutor in Joanna Hogg's film Archipelago, shot on Tresco, Isles of Scilly in 2009.

Chronique de la Pucelle

Shorty before Agincourt, Charles d'Orléans, soon to be made captive, appointed Cousinot his chancellor; Cousinot administered the affairs of the duchy during Charles' interminable captivity in England.

Dennis Port, Massachusetts

Famous residents of Dennis Port include U.S. military hero Benjamin F. Baker.

Edward L. Baker, Jr.

Baker is the maternal grandfather of jazz saxophonist and Oscar nominee Dexter Gordon.

Edwin Barclay

Edwin Barclay, a member of the True Whig Party which ruled at that time, served as foreign minister and secretary of state of Liberia in the government of Charles D.B. King from 1920 until 1930.

Eva L. Baker

Baker has conducted studies of performance standards and national assessment policies for the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Education Forum Project, and the Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association.

She has served as chair of the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) of the National Research Council, a recipient of an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Visiting Fellowship.

Galeton, Pennsylvania

Matt E. Baker - State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 68

Glacier, Washington

Glacier is the community closest to Mt. Baker (northernmost of the Cascade volcanoes), is within 10 air miles of Mt. Baker's summit and a 20 mile drive to the Mt. Baker Ski Area with awe-inspiring views of Mount Shuksan, one of the most photographed mountains in the world.

Harold Baker

Harold A. Baker (Harold Albert Baker, born 1929), federal judge on United States District Courts in Illinois

Hey Ma

After a successful reunion tour, as well as playing a variety of festivals over summer 2007, James teamed up with the producer and musician Lee 'Muddy' Baker to start work on a new studio album.

Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy

Collections open for research include the papers of Senators Howard H. Baker, Jr., William Emerson Brock III, Estes Kefauver, Fred Dalton Thompson, Howard Baker, Sr., and Congresswoman Irene Baker.

Toward that end, the Baker Studies Program is sponsoring academic conferences on topics ranging from Senator Baker’s role in the Senate Watergate Committee’s investigation to the service rendered by Senator Baker as Senate minority and majority leader, President Richard Nixon’s overtures to Senator Baker as a possible successor to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, and Senator Baker’s tenure as White House Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan.

INCAE Business School

Dean Baker sent three professors, George Cabot Lodge, Henry Arthur and Thomas Raymond, to gauge the level of support from the business community and society at large in each of the Central American countries for the project.

Isaac V. Baker, Jr.

Then he engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits, especially in breeding Merino sheep.

James A. Baker, Sr.

Captain Baker was the grandfather of President Ronald Reagan's Chief of Staff, James Addison Baker III.

Jesse N. Funk

He earned the medal while serving as a stretcher bearer during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, when he and another soldier, Charles D. Barger, entered no man's land despite heavy fire and rescued two wounded officers.

John H. Ray

He was an assistant to special representative of Secretary of War Newton D. Baker in 1919.

Leslie Baker

Leslie M. Baker, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Wachovia Corporation

Los Angeles and Independence Railroad

The Los Angeles and Independence Railroad Company was incorporated in January 1875 with Francisco P. Temple, John P. Jones, Robert S. Baker, T. N. Park, James A. Pritchard, J. S. Slauson, and J. U. Crawford, as directors.

Madrid peace conference letter of invitation

The invitation was issued in the name of US President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and signed by US Secretary of State James A. Baker, III and Boris Pankin for the Soviet Union, and a reply by October 23, 1991, was requested.

Murray Baker Bridge

The bridge is named for Murray M. Baker, who was the first vice president of the company that eventually became Caterpillar.

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man

The Clipse song "Grindin'" (2002) uses the lyric "patty cake patty cake I'm the bakers man, I bake them cakes as fast as I can".

Composer Martin Wesley-Smith (b. 1945) used the tune in his composition "White Knight Waltz".

RAF Hardwick

Lt. Col. Addison E. Baker, group commander, and Major John L. Jerstad, a former member of the group who had volunteered for this mission, were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for action in the Ploesti raid.

Sally Purcell

She published a number of translations and several selected editions of poetry, including Monarchs and the Muse (Carcanet, 1972), editions of George Peele and Charles d'Orléans (also for Carcanet), and a selection of Provençal Poems.

Simon R. Baker

Simon Richard Baker III (born March 30, 1986) is an Aboriginal Canadian actor, of Cree, Haida, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh descent.

Stephen Baker

Stephen L. Baker (born 1955), journalist and author of The Numerati

Surj Sahota

The Sahotas were at the forefront of seeking this recognition, performing live on Cilla Black’s Surprise, Surprise, Blue Peter, 8:15 from Manchester and Eggs 'n' Baker.


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