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John Henry Baker, III (born October 20, 1934), is a semiretired farmer and landowner from Franklin Parish in northeastern Louisiana who was active in the rebirth of the Republican Party in his state during the 1970s and 1980s. Baker was his party's nominee for the District 22 seat in the Louisiana State Senate in 1972 and for the former position of state elections commissioner in 1979. He was the first to propose the abolition of the commissioner's post (originally called the "custodian of voting machines") with the return of the duties to the secretary of state. Baker's proposal was adopted a quarter of a century later in 2004. == Background, education, farming == Baker was born in Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, to John Henry Baker, II, and the former Cecilia Myers. He grew up in a rural area near Delhi, which is located in neighboring Richland Parish, but the Baker property is in northern Franklin Parish. As a teenager, Baker left the area to attend Marion Military Institute in Marion, Alabama. He thereafter served in the U.S. Air Force from 1955–1958, between the Korean and Vietnam wars. After his military duties ended, Baker returned to farming. He is Methodist. Baker has been twice divorced. He is married to his third wife, the former Linda Rae Martin. He has a child and grandchild from the first marriage, which occurred in Minden, to the former Melba Jo Thomas (born 1941). In 1984, Baker established KPCH 99.3 FM radio outlet ("The Peach Station") in Ruston. In 1987, he sold the company, which now offers 1960s and 1970s oldies music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=KPCH Radio )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Henry Baker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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