James Marion Baker -
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James Marion Baker (1861–1940)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: South Carolina
State of Residence: South Carolina
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Thailand)
Appointed: August 30, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: December 9, 1933
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 2, 1936- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 15, 1934, after confirmation. Commissioned to Siam.