William Baker (British politician)

Sir William Baker (5 November 1705 – 23 January 1770) was an English businessman and politician, a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain. The community Baker Lake in Nunavut, Canada was named after William Baker, the 11th Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sandy Lunan, Hudson's Bay Co. Factor, baking his own bread, Baker Lake, Northwest Territories, 1946". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  2. ↑ Governors
  3. ↑ Baker Lake history
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Richard Edgcumbe
George Edgcumbe		 Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle
1747–1768
With: George Treby 1747–1761
George Hele Treby 1761–1763
Paul Henry Ourry 1763–1768		 Succeeded by
Paul Henry Ourry
William Baker


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