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

References
- Rogers, Alfred P. (1958). 'Henry Albert Baker.' American Journal of Orthodontics, 44(12), 940–942.
- Phulari, Basavaraj Subhashchandra (2013). 'History of Orthodontics.' JP Medical Ltd. ISBN 9789350904718.
- 'Dr. Henry A. Baker.' Hartford Courant, Hillsboro, New Hampshire, April 26, 1934, p.4. Retrieved December 21, 2020, via Newspapers.com.
- Kumar (2008). 'Orthodontics.' Elsevier India. ISBN 9788131210543.
- 'History of Orthodontic Braces and Orthodontia.' www.roederorthodontics.com. Retrieved April 9, 2016.

Henry Albert Baker (Wikipedia)

Henry Albert Baker (November 27, 1848 – April 24, 1934) was an American orthodontist who was known to introduce orthodontics to the use of intermaxilary elastics. He is also known for the Baker anchorage.

Henry Albert Baker
Born	(1848-11-27)November 27, 1848 Newport, New Hampshire
Died	April 24, 1934(1934-04-24) (aged 85) Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Education	Boston College of Dentistry
Known for	Developed Baker Anchorage and discovered the intermaxillary elastics for the field of Orthodontics
Medical career
Profession	Dentist
Sub-specialties	Orthodontics
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