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Sir William Baker (5 November 1705 – 23 January 1770) was an English merchant and politician, a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain and Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. He was the son of John Baker, a London draper. He became an Alderman of London in 1739 and a director of the East India Company in 1741–5, 1746–50 and 1751–53. He was also deputy chairman (1749, 1751–52), chairman (1749–50, 1752–53), Deputy Governor (1750-60) and the 11th Governor (1760–70) of the Hudson's Bay Company. He was knighted in 1760. The community Baker Lake in Nunavut, Canada was named after him.

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  • Sir William Baker (né le 5 novembre 1705 et décédé le 23 janvier 1770) est un homme d'affaires et un homme politique anglais. Il fut le onzième gouverneur de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson de 1760 à 1770. Il fut député pour la circonscription de au Parlement du Royaume-Uni de 1747 à 1768. (fr)
  • Sir William Baker (5 November 1705 – 23 January 1770) was an English merchant and politician, a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain and Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. He was the son of John Baker, a London draper. He became an Alderman of London in 1739 and a director of the East India Company in 1741–5, 1746–50 and 1751–53. He was also deputy chairman (1749, 1751–52), chairman (1749–50, 1752–53), Deputy Governor (1750-60) and the 11th Governor (1760–70) of the Hudson's Bay Company. He was knighted in 1760. He was MP for Plympton Erle from 1747 to 1768. In 1759 he built a country house in an estate at Bayfordbury in Hertfordshire. He died in 1770. He had married Mary, the daughter of Jacob Tonson, publisher, and with her had 6 sons and a daughter. His eldest son, also William Baker, who inherited and improved Bayfordbury, was also an MP. The community Baker Lake in Nunavut, Canada was named after him. (en)
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  • Sir William Baker (né le 5 novembre 1705 et décédé le 23 janvier 1770) est un homme d'affaires et un homme politique anglais. Il fut le onzième gouverneur de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson de 1760 à 1770. Il fut député pour la circonscription de au Parlement du Royaume-Uni de 1747 à 1768. (fr)
  • Sir William Baker (5 November 1705 – 23 January 1770) was an English merchant and politician, a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain and Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. He was the son of John Baker, a London draper. He became an Alderman of London in 1739 and a director of the East India Company in 1741–5, 1746–50 and 1751–53. He was also deputy chairman (1749, 1751–52), chairman (1749–50, 1752–53), Deputy Governor (1750-60) and the 11th Governor (1760–70) of the Hudson's Bay Company. He was knighted in 1760. The community Baker Lake in Nunavut, Canada was named after him. (en)
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