Dr. Benjamin May BAKER, Jr.^[1]

1901 - 2003  (101 years)

• Name	Benjamin May BAKER
  Title	Dr.
  Prefix	Dr.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	20 Nov 1901	Norfolk City, VA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1922 - 1927  [3]
  	Benjamin earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 1922. After attending one year of medical school at UVA, he left for Balliol College, Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar where he received a master's degree in physiology in 1925. In 1927 he graduated from Johns Hopkins University with his medical degree.
  Occupation	1927  [3]
  	After an internship and residency in internal medicine and cardiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Benjamin joined a private practice in Baltimore. He remained active as a Hopkins faculty member until he retired as a full professor in 1967. He retired from private practice at about the same time.
  Death	14 Jul 2003	Baltimore City, MD   [2, 3]
  	Benjamin died of ischemic cardiomyopathy on 14 July 2003 at his home in Baltimore, Maryland. He was 101 years old at the time of his death. Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a term that doctors use to describe patients who have congestive heart failure due to coronary artery disease.
  MEMS	13 Sep 2003	Baltimore City, MD   [4]
  	A memorial service was held on 13 September 2003 at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Baltimore, Maryland.
  WWII	Fiji Islands   [3]
  	Benjamin went to the Fiji Islands during World War II to serve as Chief of Medical Services at Johns Hopkins' 18th General Hospital. In 1945 he was assigned to Gen. Douglas MacArthur as chief consultant in medicine for the invasion of Japan. His work during the war earned him the Legion of Merit and 5 combat stars.
  Person ID	I62622	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Dr. Benjamin May BAKER,   b. 8 Aug 1865, Petersburg City, VA d. 16 Nov 1934 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Theodosia Burr POTTS,   b. 23 Nov 1869, New York City, NY d. Nov 1966 (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1894  [5]
  Family ID	F7063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julia CLAYTON,   b. 16 Nov 1916, Houston, Harris Co, TX d. 2 Aug 2000, Baltimore City, MD (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1939  [3]
  	The couple was married in 1939.
  Children	1. Susan BAKER   2. Julia BAKER   3. Benjamin May BAKER   4. William Clayton BAKER
  Family ID	F7087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2417] 1910 US Census / Baker, Benjamin M. [S2423] Benjamin M. Baker. SSN 220-44-8807. SSDI. [S2425] Benjamin M. Baker, Jr. obituary/article, The Lancet, 8 November 2003, Vol. 362, Issue 9395. [S2424] Benjamin May Baker, Jr obituary, The Baltimore Sun, (Baltimore, MD) 16 July 2003. [S2296] Lyon Gardiner Tyler, editor, Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume IV, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co, 1915)), pp. 350 - 352.