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Baker, Edgar Crow

1845–1920

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Biografie

He was educated at the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich.

He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Victoria in 1882.

In 1887 he was a Member of Parliament for Victoria City and a Pilotage Commissioner at the corner of Broughton and Government Streets, living at Montreal St., Victoria BC.

In 1900 he was the Secretary of the Victoria Electric Co., Ltd. and Secretary-Treasurer of the West Kootenay Land Co., Ltd. and the Davies-Sayward Mill & Land Co., Ltd. and Ainsworth Land & Improvement Co. Ltd.

He was a member of Victoria Columbia Lodge, No. 1 who served as Grand Master Mason of B.C. in 1883-1884.

Militärdienst

In 1860 he was appointed as a Master's Assistant RN.

He served in HMS Victory and HMS Rolla.

In 1861 he served in HMS Cygnet.

In 1866 he landed with the Naval Brigade at the Jamaica insurrection.

In 1863 he was in charge of the ship Dalhousie, of Glasgow, salvaged by HMS Cygnet in the Strait of Belle Isle.

In 1864 he served in HMS Duncan. During the Fenian trouble in the 60's he took troops to St. Andrew, Bay of Fundy, and landed for service with the Naval Brigade.

He was appointed as a Navigating Lieutenant RN (With seniority dated 11/09/1865).

In 1867 he received an extra certificate in his examination before the Elder brethren of the Trinity House as a Channel pilot for H.M. frigates.

He served in HMS Fox.

He served in HMS Cocatrice.

He was placed on half pay until March 1872.

He served in HMS Sirius and HMS Niobe. At his own request he again went on half pay in September 1872.

He served for six months on the Board of Examiners of Masters and Mates. (He was retired.)

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