Richard Henry BAKER^[1]

1855 - 1930  (74 years)

• Name	Richard Henry BAKER
  Birth	29 Nov 1855	Petersburg City, VA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1876	Charlottesville, Albemarle Co, VA   [2]
  	Richard studied law at the University of Virginia for two years, beginning in 1876. He then withdrew from UVA and studied under his father's tutelage until his admission to the Virginia Bar in 1880.
  Occupation	1880	Norfolk City, VA   [2]
  	In 1880, Richard and his father formed a law partnership as Richard H. Baker & Son. The firm dissolved at his father's death in 1911. Richard went on to specialize in chancery cases and as a general corporate counsel.
  Death	10 Mar 1930  [3]
  	Richard died on 10 March 1930. He was 74 years old at the time of his death.
  Person ID	I59190	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard Henry BAKER, II,   b. 18 Dec 1826, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA d. 1 Feb 1911, Norfolk City, VA (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria MAY,   b. 4 Nov 1832, Virginia d. 12 Jan 1900 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1850	Petersburg City, VA   [4]
  	The couple was married in Petersburg, Virginia at the residence of David May, the bride's father, on 12 November 1850.
  Family ID	F5344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Mallory HOPE,   b. Mar 1862, Virginia d. 7 Sep 1946 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1885	Norfolk City, VA   [5]
  	The couple married on 25 October 1885 at St. Paul's Church in Norfolk, Virginia.
  Notes	Verify: church
  Children	1. Anne Hope BAKER,   b. 25 Sep 1886, Norfolk City, VA d. 1 Nov 1886, Norfolk City, VA (Age 0 years)   2. Maria May BAKER,   b. Sep 1889, Virginia d. 14 Dec 1958 (Age 69 years)   3. Jane Hope BAKER,   b. 3 May 1895, Virginia d. 24 Jan 1975 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F5343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 1910, Norfolk City, VA Resided: 7 Jan 1920, Norfolk City, VA [S5175]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2384] 1880 US Census / Baker, R.H. [S2296] Lyon Gardiner Tyler, editor, Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume IV, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co, 1915)), pp. 350 - 352. [S1314] Elmwood Cemetery burial registers, Norfolk, VA. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser, marriage announcement, (19 November 1850), p. 4, c. 5. [S2296] Lyon Gardiner Tyler, editor, Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume IV, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co, 1915)), p. 352.