James M. Baker (mayor)

James M. Baker was the 54th Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. He took office in January 2001, during a Special Meeting of the Wilmington City Council, and left office in January 2013.

Early life

Baker was born in Fostoria, Ohio, in 1942. After completing high school there, he joined the United States Air Force. He received an honorable discharge in 1966. Following his discharge he joined VISTA, the domestic Peace Corps program.

Political life

Baker has held staff and executive positions with private and governmental agencies including: Model Cities Program; the Northeast Federal Credit Union; the Governor's Office; and Community Action of Greater Wilmington. He was elected to the Wilmington City Council in 1972. In 1984 he became the first African-American elected City Council President. As mayor, he saw Wilmington memorials erected to Americans killed during World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino.

James Baker (disambiguation)

James Baker (born 1930) is an American attorney, politician, political administrator and advisor, and former US Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury

James, Jim, Jimmie, Jimmy or Jamie Baker may also refer to:

Public officials

James M. Baker (Marine)

John M. Baker served in the United States Marine Corps during World War I. As a private, the United States Army awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross for single-handedly destroying an enemy machinegun position with small arms and a bayonet.

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