Dennis Baker (politician)
{{Short description|American politician (1927–2014)}}
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Dennis Murphree Baker (July 1, 1927 – February 10, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician. He served two terms in the Mississippi House of Representatives and one term in the Mississippi State Senate. He also served as a judge in the 3rd district of the Mississippi Chancery Courts for over 25 years.{{cite web |title=In Memory of Judge Dennis Murphree Baker |url=https://memorial.raynowellfuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/1800718/baker-judge-dennis/obituary.php |website=Ray-Nowell Funeral Homes, Inc. |access-date=18 August 2021 |language=en}}
As of 1962, Baker was in his first term in the state senate, having previously completed his two terms in the state house.{{cite news |last1=Wirth |first1=Gene |title=Joint Committee Meets To Tackle A Major Task |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83716580/joint-committee-meets-to-tackle-a-major/ |access-date=18 August 2021 |work=The Clarion-Ledger |date=5 July 1962 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}
On March 15, 1978, Baker was appointed as senior chancellor for the Third Chancery Court District of Mississippi.{{cite news |title=Dennis M. Baker announces plans for re-election in Nov. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83716428/dennis-m-baker-announces-plans-for/ |access-date=18 August 2021 |work=The Winona Times |date=16 July 1998 |page=15 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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Category:Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Category:Mississippi state senators
Category:20th-century American judges
Category:21st-century American state court judges
Category:Mississippi state court judges
Category:People from Panola County, Mississippi
Category:20th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature
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