Birth | : | 9 Dec 1847 Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada |
Death | : | 4 Jun 1931 Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada |
Burial | : | Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Canada |
Coordinate | : | 43.2735176, -79.8885040 |
Plot | : | CC-A |
Inscription | : | Hugh C. BAKER / born June 4, 1816 / died March 2, 1859 / Emma / his wife / born Aug. 2, 1824 / died June 1, 1853 / Hugh Cossart BAKER / born December 9, 1847 / died June 4, 1931 / his wife / Marion MATHEWS / born August 16, 1 |
Description | : | Businessman, telephone pioneer. On June 20, 1877, Hugh Cossart Baker, Jr. started up the first commercial telephone service in Canada in the city of Hamilton, Ontario. Then in 1878, he made the first telephone exchange in the British Empire. This was also the second telephone exchange in all of North America. Hugh Cossart Baker Jr., educated in Galt, enlisted in the 13th Battalion Volunteer Militia Infantry and carried the colours against the Fenians at the battle of Ridgeway on 1 June 1866. He was instrumental in forming the Hamilton Street Railway Company, the Hamilton Real Estate Association, and the Canada Fire... Read More |
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Hugh Cossart Baker's memorial is located at: Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Canada.
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Hugh Cossart Baker death on 4 Jun 1931 in Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Latitude: 43.2735176
Longitude: -79.8885040
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