Charles Minton Baker

The Honorable
Charles M. Baker
The Honorable Charles M. Baker
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 1st circuit
	In office; March 1856 – April 1856
Appointed by	William A. Barstow
Preceded by	James Rood Doolittle
Succeeded by	James M. Keep
Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory from Rock and Walworth counties
	In office; December 5, 1842 – January 4, 1847 Serving with Edward V. Whiton
Preceded by	James Maxwell
Succeeded by	Andrew Palmer (Rock); Henry Clark (Walworth);
Personal details
Born	October 18, 1804; New York, New York, U.S.
Died	February 5, 1872 (aged 67); Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Oak Hill Cemetery; Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Spouses	Martha Washington Larrabee (m. 1830; died 1843); Eliza Holt;
Children	Mary Louise Baker (Browne); (b. 1831; died 1895); Charles Henry Baker; (b. 1834; died 1918); Edward Larrabee Baker; (b. 1836; died 1891); Robert Hall Baker; (b. 1839; died 1882); Henry Baker; (b. 1841; died 1842); Martha Ellen Baker; (b. 1843; died 1843);
Parents	James Baker (father); Elizabeth (Price) Baker (mother);
Profession	lawyer

Charles Minton Baker (October 18, 1804 – February 5, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician. He served several years on the Council of the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory and was a delegate to Wisconsin's first constitutional convention in 1846. After Wisconsin became a state, he briefly served as a Wisconsin circuit court judge. His son, Robert Hall Baker, became a prominent businessman and Republican politician in Racine, Wisconsin.

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