Howard Henry Baker

Republican Representative of Tennessee's 2nd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 12, 1902 (61 years old)

Birthday

January 7, 1964

Death

Served as a United States Representative for seven consecutive terms from 1951 until his death in 1964.
Born in Kentucky and raised in Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Tennessee and its law school.
Held various political positions, including a term in the Tennessee House of Representatives and district attorney general for the 19th Judicial Circuit.
Ran unsuccessfully for governor of Tennessee in 1938 and for the U.S. Senate in 1940.
Participated as a delegate in multiple Republican National Conventions.
Notable for not signing the 1956 Southern Manifesto and for voting in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 and the 24th Amendment.
Died from a heart attack shortly before his 62nd birthday and was succeeded in office by his widow, who completed his term.
Remembered as the father of a prominent U.S. senator and White House chief of staff.