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John Baker (Australian politician)

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1321: 38: 331:. When responsible government was established in 1857 he became a member of the new Legislative Council, winning the second largest vote. He served in the Council until 1861, and from 1863 until his death in 1872. He was 303:, having previously sold many of his leases, and made it his head station. The severe drought of 1864-65 drastically reduced his stock, but a revaluation of his runs resulted in lower rents and he continued as a leading 335:
and chief secretary in the second South Australian ministry. While this lasted only 12 days, from 21 August to 1 September 1857, it ushered in an important agreement between the Council and the
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in that and other business ventures. He founded a racing stud based on Falklandina and Actaeon, the first thoroughbred mare and stallion brought into the colony. In 1850 he became a
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he imported large numbers of sheep from Tasmania. By late 1840 he owned horses, cattle and four thousand sheep, and was a director of the Adelaide Auction Co., associated with
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In 1838 Baker visited the new settlement at Adelaide and in the following year returned and took up land in South Australia. In partnership with the
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His brother James Baker and brother-in-law Aeneas Allan were managers of several of their pastoral properties.
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Allan Selby Blake Baker (1862 – 13 February 1936) married Mary Irwin on 11 June 1888. He was Master of the
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John Baker (1813–1872) married Isabella Allan (24 July 1819 – 6 April 1908) on 7 June 1838 in
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in the force, in which he served until it was disbanded in 1868. He also ran a racing stud.
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of London. In 1854 he helped form a volunteer company of mounted rifles, later becoming a
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Baker's father died in Lopen, Somerset; his mother died at Baker's residence "Morialta"
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was being built. John Baker died at "Morialta"; Isabella died in London.
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Mary Anstice Baker (1845– ) married Robert Dalrymple Ross ( – ) in 1865
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from 1851 to 1856, the first to be part elective, representing
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and was later a trustee. He was three times president of the
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Baker took part in the selection of the site of the
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in 1838, and married Isabella Allan on 7 June 1838.
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Lieutenant Colonel

Premier of South Australia
Victoria
Sir Richard MacDonnell
B.T. Finniss
Robert Torrens
Member of the Legislative Council
of South Australia

Mount Barker
Ilminster
Somerset
England
Magill
South Australia
pastoralist
Premier
Boyle Travers Finniss
colony
Robert Torrens
Ilminster
Somerset
Van Diemen's Land
South Australian Company
Jacob Hagen
justice of the peace
South Australian Chamber of Commerce
pastoralist
Don Juan
Melbourne Cup
South Australian Legislative Council

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