He moved to Saskatchewan around 1908 and married Mary Elizabeth Peacock in 1909 or 1910 at the Wesley Methodist Church on Avenue J South in Saskatoon. He lived in Sutherland, Saskatchewan from ca. 1911 to 1922 and was elected as its first mayor in 1912, also serving as Mayor in 1913 and 1914. Records have been in the custody of members of the Baker family. Collection consists of a photocopy of a 1921 Town of Sutherland Voters List and digitized photographs of the family house in Sutherland, various family members, the CPR bridge under construction etc.
Title derives from the provenance of the records.
Baker Collection donated by Fred Baker, grandson of John Baker, first Mayor of the Town of Sutherland. Permission is required to copy images for publication or distribution. No further accruals are expected. Bill and Stella Curror lived in Regina, Sask. They passed away prior to May, 1993.