John Baker Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Baker, based on 3 World History Database records associated with England.

3 records1531–17043 events2 places

Chronological biography

1531

Arrest of John BakerJune 1531

Government / Government of England · London

Supporter of Catherine in the Lower House of Convocation

1547

Speaker of House of Commons1547

Government / Government of England · Speaker of House of Commons

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1704

Bombardment of Gibraltar3 August 1704

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Captain · Gibraltar

Baker commands Monmouth in the squadron attacking the town and southern defences of Gibraltar.

Titles and roles

Captain · Speaker of House of Commons

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.