Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-31

He Expired suddenly from Heart Disease
ut Ills Home Last Monday.

ut His Home Last Monday.
John G. Baker, the welLknown morocco
manufacturer, whose factory is at the
suddenly at his residence, corner OF
Eleventh and Jefferson streets, 10 minutes
TO 0 o'clock, last Monday evening. The
caIise OF death was heart disease. lie had
only been sick since Friday. He was taken
ill on Friday morning ind sent for Dr. W ];
+. Quinby. who prescribed Tor MN anu
Mr.. Baker seemed to recover from the
sudden attack of illness. saturday he was
mich better and on Sunday he appeared
almost as well as usual. The symptoms
appeared favorable until Monday noon
when a change set III for the worse.
In tile afternoon he said he felt drowsy
and Law down on the lounge 10 sleep,
When member OF the family saw him,
few minutes later, he was struggling Tor
breath. A hasty message was sent for ".
| Quinby, but his efforts TO arouse the
patient were unavailing. He died shortly
before 6 o'clock.
Mr.. Baker was born in Philadelphia,
| Nav Both 1858, and was therefore 81 years
| old His ancestors were Americans lor
| five generations. They CAME 10 America
| from Prussia and settled in Phiadeiphia
about 170I, afterwards remoYingto Western
| Pennsylvania. They resided in that part
| of the country at the time of Braddock' $
defeat in the English and French war OF
| 1855. They came East with the colonial
| troops and settled again in Philadelphia.
| The great grandfather of the deceased was
color sergeant in the Fifty-tirst battalion
of Pennsylvania militia during the reVo-
lutiunary war and was present AT the bat
ties of Trenton, Brandywine and German
| town. Sergeant Baker was daring scout
and annoyed the British troops to such an
extent that they beseged his house III
| Philadelphia. The father of the deceased
was Jacob Baker, carpenter OF Phliauel'
pbia.
Mr.. Baker WINS educated in the schools OF
Philadelphia and was apprenticed 10 the
morocco trade. He came to this Guy ~
1854. In 1862 he became foreman in thu
morocco works of Jacob Richardson anc
succeeded to the ownership of the works II
1867. He was noted for his capacity anC
enterprise among the morocco mann1ac
turers and became one OF the leaalnt
manufacturers in this city and the country
at large. He was for several years secre
tary of the Morocco Manufacturers IA
tipnal Exchange. He was public spIrltet
citizen and took an active part in all pubii'
enterprises. In politics he was Republl
can Of marked partisanship, but held few
political offices. He served as member o
Council from the Fourth ward between
1871 and 1875 and together with Christian
Febiger took an active part in the affair
Of that body. He was memo Der AM
trustee of Grace NJ. Il. Church. Of Hop
Lodge. No. u, |. o o. f., and of Lafayett
Lodge A. Il. A. NJ. He was president o
Riverview Cemetery Co. for several years
Mr.. Baker was large, robust man 9
commanding presence, courteous polit
, and affab!e He was liberal in his views
charitable, and held III esteem by thos
who knew him. A widow but no childre
survive him. His wife was a sister OF til
late David Stevenson.
The remains will be inferred in Rive
view cemetery tomorrow.