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[[File:Harold Trevor Baker.jpg|thumb|right|Harold Baker MP]]
[[File:Harold Trevor Baker.jpg|thumb|right|Baker in the 1920s]]
'''Harold Trevor Baker''' [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|PC]] (22 January 1877 – 12 July 1960) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] scholar and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician.
'''Harold Trevor Baker''' [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|PC]] (22 January 1877 – 12 July 1960) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] scholar and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician.
==Background==

Baker was born on [[Portsea Island]], the son of Louisa and [[John Baker (Portsmouth MP)|Sir John Baker]], MP for Portsmouth. He was educated at [[New College, Oxford |Winchester, New College, Oxford]]. He received the [[Gaisford Prize]] in 1899. He was also a Craven Scholar, Hertford Scholar and an Eldon Scholar. He was [[List of Presidents of the Oxford Union|President of the Oxford Union]] from 1900-01. He was unmarried. In 1933 he was Fellow of Winchester College and Warden from 1936-46.<ref>(2007, December 01). Baker, Right Hon. Harold Trevor, (22 Jan. 1877–12 July 1960), PC 1915; Fellow of Winchester College, 1933, Warden, 1936–46. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 1 Apr. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-234338.</ref>
Born on [[Portsea Island]], Baker was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for [[Accrington (UK Parliament constituency)|Accrington]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|January 1910 general election]], a seat he held until 1918. He served in the [[Liberal Government 1905-1915|Liberal administration]] of [[H. H. Asquith]] as [[Financial Secretary to the War Office]] from 1912 to 1914 and was admitted to the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]] in 1915.
==Professional career==

Baker was Called to Bar by the [[Inner Temple]] in 1903.<ref>Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916</ref> He was Secretary to the Royal Commission on War Stores in South Africa. He was a Member of His Majesty’s Army Council, European War, 1914 and Inspector of Quartermaster-General Services in 1916.<ref>(2007, December 01). Baker, Right Hon. Harold Trevor, (22 Jan. 1877–12 July 1960), PC 1915; Fellow of Winchester College, 1933, Warden, 1936–46. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 1 Apr. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-234338.</ref>
==Political career==
[[File:1910 Harold Baker MP.jpg|thumb|right|Baker in 1910]]
Baker was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for [[Accrington (UK Parliament constituency)|Accrington]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|January 1910 general election]]. He served in the [[Liberal Government 1905-1915|Liberal administration]] of [[H. H. Asquith]] as [[Financial Secretary to the War Office]] from 1912 to 1914 and was admitted to the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]] in 1915. He was one of the few Liberal MPs of this period who opposed granting the vote to women.<ref>The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies 1897-1914 by Leslie Hume</ref> He was defeated at the 1918 general election when he faced both a Labour opponent as well as a Coalition government backed Unionist. He tried to win his seat back in 1922 but finished third. He did not stand for parliament again.<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1973, FWS Craig</ref>
===Electoral record===
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|General Election January 1910]]: Accrington<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref><ref name="craig1885">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}</ref>
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Harold Baker
|votes=8,968
|percentage=58.1
|change=+1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Albert Henry Jessel
|votes=6,455
|percentage=41.9
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=2,513
|percentage=16.2
|change=&minus;2.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=15,423
|percentage=94.6
|change=+11.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors=16,297
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Liberal Party (UK)
|swing=n/a
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, December 1910|General Election December 1910]]: Accrington<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Harold Baker
|votes=8,129
|percentage=55.7
|change=&minus;2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Ernest Gray]]
|votes=6,461
|percentage=44.3
|change=+2.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=1,668
|percentage=11.4
|change=&minus;4.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=14,590
|percentage=89.5
|change=&minus;5.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors=16,297
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Liberal Party (UK)
|swing=&minus;2.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1918|General Election 14 December 1918]]: Accrington
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party=Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Ernest Gray]]
|votes=13,808
|percentage=47.2
|change=+2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Harold Baker
|votes=8,378
|percentage=28.6
|change=-27.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Charles Roden Buxton]]
|votes=6,369
|percentage=21.7
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=National Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate=William Hammond
|votes=738
|percentage=2.5
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=5,430
|percentage=18.6
|change=30.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=28,555
|percentage=69.5
|change=-20.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Unionist Party (UK)
|loser=Liberal Party (UK)
|swing=+15.0
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1922|General Election 15 November 1922]]: Accrington
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Charles Roden Buxton]]
|votes=16,462
|percentage=44.3
|change=+22.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Ernest Gray]]
|votes=11,408
|percentage=30.6
|change=-16.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Harold Baker
|votes=9,395
|percentage=25.1
|change=-3.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=5,054
|percentage=13.7
|change=32.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=
|percentage=88.7
|change=+19.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Labour Party (UK)
|loser=Unionist Party (UK)
|swing=+19.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
Baker died in [[Winchester]] in July 1960, aged 83.
Baker died in [[Winchester]] in July 1960, aged 83.
==References==

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== References ==
==External links==
* {{Rayment-hc|date=March 2012}}
* {{Hansard-contribs|mr-harold-baker|Harold Baker }}

== External links ==
* {{Hansard-contribs | mr-harold-baker | Harold Baker }}
* {{NPG name|name=Harold Trevor Baker}}
* {{NPG name|name=Harold Trevor Baker}}

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| title = [[Accrington (UK Parliament constituency)|Member of Parliament for Accrington]]
|title=[[Accrington (UK Parliament constituency)|Member of Parliament for Accrington]]
| years = [[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|January 1910]] – [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918]]
|years=[[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|January 1910]] – [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918]]
| before = [[Joseph Leese|Sir Joseph Leese]]
|before=[[Joseph Leese|Sir Joseph Leese]]
| after = [[Ernest Gray]]
|after=[[Ernest Gray]]
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{{succession box | title = [[Financial Secretary to the War Office]] | years = 1912–1915 | before = [[Harold Tennant]] | after = [[Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster|Henry Forster]]}}
{{succession box|title=[[Financial Secretary to the War Office]]|years=1912–1915|before=[[Harold Tennant]]|after=[[Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster|Henry Forster]]}}
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Baker in the 1920s

Harold Trevor Baker PC (22 January 1877 – 12 July 1960) was a British scholar and Liberal politician.

Background

Baker was born on Portsea Island, the son of Louisa and Sir John Baker, MP for Portsmouth. He was educated at Winchester, New College, Oxford. He received the Gaisford Prize in 1899. He was also a Craven Scholar, Hertford Scholar and an Eldon Scholar. He was President of the Oxford Union from 1900-01. He was unmarried. In 1933 he was Fellow of Winchester College and Warden from 1936-46.[1]

Professional career

Baker was Called to Bar by the Inner Temple in 1903.[2] He was Secretary to the Royal Commission on War Stores in South Africa. He was a Member of His Majesty’s Army Council, European War, 1914 and Inspector of Quartermaster-General Services in 1916.[3]

Political career

Baker in 1910

Baker was elected to the House of Commons for Accrington in the January 1910 general election. He served in the Liberal administration of H. H. Asquith as Financial Secretary to the War Office from 1912 to 1914 and was admitted to the Privy Council in 1915. He was one of the few Liberal MPs of this period who opposed granting the vote to women.[4] He was defeated at the 1918 general election when he faced both a Labour opponent as well as a Coalition government backed Unionist. He tried to win his seat back in 1922 but finished third. He did not stand for parliament again.[5]

Electoral record

General Election January 1910: Accrington[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Baker 8,968 58.1 +1.3
Conservative Albert Henry Jessel 6,455 41.9 n/a
Majority 2,513 16.2 −2.3
Turnout 15,423 94.6 +11.7
Registered electors 16,297
Liberal hold Swing n/a
General Election December 1910: Accrington[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Baker 8,129 55.7 −2.4
Conservative Ernest Gray 6,461 44.3 +2.4
Majority 1,668 11.4 −4.8
Turnout 14,590 89.5 −5.1
Registered electors 16,297
Liberal hold Swing −2.4
General Election 14 December 1918: Accrington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Ernest Gray 13,808 47.2 +2.9
Liberal Harold Baker 8,378 28.6 −27.1
Labour Charles Roden Buxton 6,369 21.7 n/a
National Democratic William Hammond 738 2.5 n/a
Majority 5,430 18.6 30.0
Turnout 28,555 69.5 −20.0
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +15.0
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General Election 15 November 1922: Accrington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Roden Buxton 16,462 44.3 +22.6
Unionist Ernest Gray 11,408 30.6 −16.6
Liberal Harold Baker 9,395 25.1 −3.5
Majority 5,054 13.7 32.3
Turnout 88.7 +19.2
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +19.6

Baker died in Winchester in July 1960, aged 83.

References

  1. ^ (2007, December 01). Baker, Right Hon. Harold Trevor, (22 Jan. 1877–12 July 1960), PC 1915; Fellow of Winchester College, 1933, Warden, 1936–46. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 1 Apr. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-234338.
  2. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  3. ^ (2007, December 01). Baker, Right Hon. Harold Trevor, (22 Jan. 1877–12 July 1960), PC 1915; Fellow of Winchester College, 1933, Warden, 1936–46. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 1 Apr. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-234338.
  4. ^ The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies 1897-1914 by Leslie Hume
  5. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1973, FWS Craig
  6. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  7. ^ Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  8. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Accrington
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