Historical records matching Hon. Loran Ellis Baker, I
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About Hon. Loran Ellis Baker, I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loran_Ellis_Baker
Loran Ellis Baker (May 13, 1831 – December 31, 1899) was a successful businessman in Yarmouth where he built a large importing and mercantile business and eventually branched into ship ownership to facilitate the trade.
He was born on May 13, 1831 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the only child of Delina (Kenney) and Ellis Baker.
He was in 1870, the first president of the Western Counties Railway Company, the WCR was one of the founding companies of the Dominion Atlantic Railway.
Baker is credited with establishing tourism in Nova Scotia in 1885 using the Yarmouth Steamship Company to bring tourists to the province and forming a company which built the requisite hotels and amenities at appropriate locations. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia in 1878. On December 31, 1899, he died while sleeping on a train from Boston to New York City.
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Hon. Loran Ellis Baker, I's Timeline
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May 13, 1831
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Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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1877
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1879
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1880
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Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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December 31, 1899
Age 68
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United States
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Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery, Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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