George William Baker

George William Baker, son of Godfrey Phipps had a distinguished career. He was a barrister in Ontario in 1881 and moved to Manitoba in 1882. He formed a law firm called "Patterson & Baker" with E. George Patterson in Winnipeg. George Patterson was the husband of his first cousin, Annie Gertrude Baker Patterson. Ads were placed in the Winnipeg Times to attract business to the firm.

The Winnipeg Times, Friday September 15, 1882:

Patterson & Baker Barristers, Attorneys

Over Blue Store, 428 Main St., Winnipeg

George Patterson, G. W. Baker.

Money to Lend

For more information on George William Baker's law partner, E. George Patterson, see the Patterson page of this website

George William Baker, Barrister-at-Law; King's Counsel; Member of the Council of the University of Manitoba; studied law with Messrs. Stewart Chrysler and Gormully; was an alderman in Winnipeg from 1888-1889 and again in 1898. He was a police magistrate in Winnipeg from 1901 to 1903 and author of the introduction to the book Judicature Act into Manitoba. He was the Grand Junior Warden of the Freemasons in Manitoba and first commodore of the Lake of the Woods Yacht Club. He was an Anglican and served as a delegate to the Synod. His home, called Balagan was at 375 River Avenue, Winnipeg. His summer cottage, called Almorah, was at Keewatin, Ontario. On January 4, 1884, he married Jeannie Harward Eastman, born 1863, the eldest daughter of Edwin George Eastman of Hallowell, Maine, (U.S. Consul to Cork and Glasgow). Jeannie died in April of 1895.

George William Baker and his first wife, Jeannie Harward Eastman had five sons and two daughters as follows.