Henry E. Baker

Henry Edwin Baker Jr. (September 1, 1857 – April 27, 1928) was the third African American to enter the United States Naval Academy. He later served as an assistant patent examiner in the United States Patent Office, where he would chronicle the history of African-American inventors.

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Henry E. Baker Jr.
Baker c. 1902
Born	September 1, 1857 (1857-09) Columbus, Mississippi, United States
Died	April 27, 1928 (1928-04-28) (aged 70) Washington, D.C., United States
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy Ben-Hyde Benton School of Technology Howard University School of Law
Occupation	Patent examiner
Known for	Historian of African-American inventors
Notable work	The Colored Inventor