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George Augustus Baker

Artist

Centurion, 1855–1850s

Born 19 March 1821 in New York (Manhattan), New York

Died 2 April 1880 in New York (Manhattan), New York

Buried Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York

Proposed by Edward Slosson and John Frederick Kensett

Elected 3 February 1855 at age thirty-three

Archivist’s Note: He likely resigned or was dropped from the rolls between 1857 and 1860.