Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Prairie du Sac:

Hon. Thomas Baker, Prairie du Sac; born in Weymouth, England, Nov. 10, 1832 ; he left his native place April 4, 1852, and arrived in Sauk Co.; Wis., in June of the same year; he came to Prairie du Sac in 1853, and it has been his home the greater part of the time since. He was appointed Postmaster at Prairie du Sac in 1861, a position he has continued in since to the general satisfaction of the citizens. He was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1875, and Deputy United States Collector of Internal Revenue, under B. M. Coates, from December, 1869, until the second and third districts were consolidated July 1, 1871. At present writing, Mr. Baker holds the offices of Postmaster, Notary Public, School Treasurer, Treasurer of the Masonic lodge, of the Presbyterian Church, of the Sauk Prairie Bible Society, and of the Prairie du Sac Cemetery Association. He married, in this county, Miss A. J. McGinnis, they have one child- S. Jennie.

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