Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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FRED L. BAKER, 
 
Vice-President of the Baker Iron Works, Los Angeles, was born in Lansing, 
Michigan, February 10, 1865. When only nine years of age, in 1874, his parents 
(see sketch of Milo S. Baker elsewhere), emigrated to this city. Entering his 
father's iron works when only twelve years old, he served a regular 
apprenticeship and worked his way up through every stage of the business until 
1885, when he was appointed superintendent of the works. The position was one of 
great responsibility for a young man who had not reached his majority, and 
during the busy season of the year he has the supervision of 100 to 160 men. He 
was united in marriage with Miss Lillian May Todd, a native of the State of 
Missouri, November 28, 1887.
 
An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California �  Chicago, The Lewis 
Publishing Company, Page 398
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler