Early Life and Education - Born in Newport, New Hampshire in 1848 - Ancestors were Captain John Lowell and Hannah Dustin - Grew up on a family farm - Attended Geisel School of Medicine - Graduated from Boston Dental College in 1879

Career in Dentistry and Orthodontics - Practiced dentistry in Woodstock, Vermont from 1873 - Formed Vermont State Dental Society in 1876 - Known for work with patients with Cleft Lip and Palate deformities - Introduced elastics for force application in Orthodontics - Baker Anchorage combined rubber tubing with a wire crib - Baker's discovery eliminated the need for tooth extraction in some cases

Personal Life and Family - Married Julia Willis in 1874 - Had two sons: Lawrence Willis Baker and Warren Stearns Baker - Lawrence became an Orthodontic Professor at Harvard Dental School - Warren died at a young age - Retired to Hillsborough, New Hampshire after Julia's death in 1918 - Died in Hillsborough in 1934

Awards and Recognitions - Awarded a bronze bas relief by the American Society of Orthodontists in 1923 - Honorary member of the American Association of Orthodontists - Honorary member of the Vermont State Dental Society - Honorary member of the New Hampshire State Dental Society

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