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Loran Ellis Baker

Loran Ellis Baker

Canadian politician

For the Canadian politician, see Loran Ellis Baker (politician).

Loran Ellis Baker (May 13, 1831 – December 31, 1899) was a successful businessman in Yarmouth where he built a large importing and mercantile business and eventually branched into ship ownership to facilitate the trade.

Quick Facts Member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, Personal details ...

He was born on May 13, 1831, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the only child of Delina (Kenney) and Ellis Baker.

He was in 1870, the first president of the Western Counties Railway Company, the WCR was one of the founding companies of the Dominion Atlantic Railway.[1]

Baker is credited with establishing tourism in Nova Scotia in 1885 using the Yarmouth Steamship Company to bring tourists to the province and forming a company which built the requisite hotels and amenities at appropriate locations. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia in 1878. On December 31, 1899, he died while sleeping on a train from Boston to New York City.

References

  1. [1]
    Day, William. "Yarmouth Steamship Company's Steamers". yarmouthhistory.msrna.ca. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

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