Among the successful orchardists of Pomona Valley, Vincent W. Baker, D.D.S., deserves mention. He is a native of New Jersey, where he was born at Boundbrook, July 4, 1866, and is the son of Abraham and Mary J. (Blauvelt) Baker. The father was a capitalist of New York City, and in a family of seven children Vincent was the youngest. He completed his education in the high school at Asbury Park, and attended the New York College of Dentistry, graduating from that institution with the class of 1888. He practiced his profession in Plainfield, New Jersey, for fifteen years, came to California in 1901 and located on a ranch in La Verne. Since then he has devoted his entire attention to citrus culture, abandoning his practice of dentistry. He had charge of seventy acres, and now has fifty-eight acres under his supervision. However, he makes his home at 1269 Harvard Avenue, Claremont.
His marriage with Miss Bessie Hull was solemnized September 26, 1893. In his religious convictions Mr. Baker is a member of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Boston, Mass. Politically he does not adhere to any party. He is broad-minded and liberal in his views, and active in the management of his business interests, of which he has made a pronounced success.
History of Pomona Valley, California, with Biographical Sketches
of The Leading Men and Women of the Valley Who Have Been
Identified With Its Growth and Development from the Early Days
to the Present
Published in Los Angeles, Cal., by the Historic Record Company
1920
Transcribed by Linda Jackson 10/26/08, Pages 626 & 629
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