Charles D. Baker (businessman)
American businessman and former government official From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Duane Baker III (born June 21, 1928) is an American businessman and government official. He served in several departmental roles in the Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan administrations, including Under Secretary of Health and Human Services (1984–1985). He is the father of the former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker.
Charles D. Baker | |
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| United States Under Secretary of Health and Human Services | |
| In office 1983–1984 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | John Svahn |
| Succeeded by | Don Newman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Duane Baker III June 21, 1928 Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Alice Ghormley |
| Children | 3, including Charlie |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA, MBA) |
| Profession |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1946–1953 |
| Rank | Lieutenant junior grade |
Charles Duane Baker III was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts.[1][2] He was the son of Charles D. Baker, Jr. (d. 1971), a prominent Republican politician from Newburyport, Massachusetts, and Eleanor (Little) Baker. His grandfather was also named Charles D. Baker (1846–1934), and was a United States Attorney and member of the New York State Assembly.[3][4] The young Baker had two sisters, Caroline R. Baker and Nancy B. Kobick.[5]
He attended Baldwin High School in Baldwin, New York, and graduated in 1945. He went on to attend Harvard College, and graduated in 1951 with an A.B.
Baker spent 1946 to 1948 in the United States Navy in aviation, and returned from 1951 to 1953. In the Navy, he achieved the rank of lieutenant (junior grade). He then returned to Harvard, receiving an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1955.[1]
He moved to Elmira, New York after graduation, where he became a buyer for the Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Baker served as vice president of United Research, an economic research firm, from 1961 to 1965.[1]
In 1965, Baker became vice president of Harbridge House, a management consulting firm, part of whose client base included the United States Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Transportation.[1]
Throughout his career, Baker served the following roles: United States Deputy Under Secretary of Transportation (1969), Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Policy and International Affairs (1970–1971), and Under Secretary of Health and Human Services (1984–1985).[6]
In 1985, he became a professor at the Northeastern University College of Business Administration.[7]
He married Alice Elizabeth "Betty" Ghormley of Rochester, Minnesota on June 4, 1955.[1][8]
They had three sons, including Charles Duane Jr.[9]
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