[14] From 1992 to 1993, he served as Bush's White House Chief of Staff, the same position that he had held from 1981 to 1985 during the first Reagan Administration. He also organized Commercial National Bank. Rice had not known about any of his wife's wills, but he was so informed by Baker in September. The Israeli government decided to expand the population further into Palestinian territories. "Profiles: The Tactician". The president of South Texas Bank wanted to let two weaker Houston banks fail (Public National Bank and Trust Company of Houston) saying that they deserved to do so because management was incompetent. [9], By the end of 1889, Baker was able to bring cases to the Supreme Court of Texas. Baker remained active in business and public affairs after Bush's defeat in the 1992 presidential election. After the death of his father in 1897, he started signing his name "Captain James A. Baker," and from that point on people referred to him as Captain Baker. [6] Though Baker ended his coursework a year early, he passed all of his examinations and earned his degree. The Iraq Study Group examined a number of ideas, including one that would create a new power-sharing arrangement in Iraq that would give more autonomy to regional factions. [20]:10, Overlapping with the legal work for the Rice estate was Houston's growth in response to the oil strike at Spindletop. [27] In 1898, the Bakers moved into a house at 1416 Main Street, which had been designed by George E. Dickey about a decade earlier. Baker is the namesake of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.[2]. James Addison Baker ("the elder") (March 3, 1821 – February 24, 1897) was a state legislator, state judge, and a lawyer. [8] The Reconstruction Governor of Texas removed Baker from his post. [2] In a case that made national headlines, he helped the estate direct the Rice fortune (over $5 million dollars in 1904) to the founding of the Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters, Science, and Art, the intended wishes of William Rice. She and Baker welcomed their daughter Mary Bonner Baker born in 1977. When Bush Sr. decided to vacate his Congressional seat and run for the U.S. Senate in 1970, he supported Baker's decision to run for the Congressional seat he was vacating. He was known as "Judge Baker" after 1864. Baker served in this role through 1992. He called for Israel to "lay aside once and for all, the unrealistic vision of a greater Israel", cease the construction of Israeli settlements in West Bank and Gaza, forswear annexation of more territory, and to treat Palestinians "as neighbors who deserve political rights". James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney and political figure. [2], The rise of Baker's legal and business career started after the Rice murder case in 1900 coincided with Houston's increasing importance as a regional transportation and commercial center, replacing Galveston after the devastating 1900 hurricane. [38] Mary Stuart Baker (Mary Stuart was her full first name) died of breast cancer in February 1970. Baker filed an appeal against the probate hearing and lost. [17] Patrick produced what was ostensibly Rice's new will, but it was a forgery produced by Patrick himself. Public Policy Papers, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library. He helped New York authorities unravel the murder conspiracy executed by Rice's personal valet and an attorney, and provided evidence critical to their convictions, all while defending the Rice estate against two major challenges. For other people named James Addison Baker, see, U.S. James Addison Baker III was born in Houston at 1216 Bissonnet, the son of James A. Baker Jr. (1892–1973) and Ethel Bonner (née Means) Baker (August 6, 1894 – April 26, 1991). All three have been reported as leaning toward the policies of the Israeli Labor Party. Baker was portrayed in the film by British actor Tom Wilkinson. [23], Beginning in 1905, Baker was a director of Union National Bank. He confronted Jones about why he waited nearly a full day to inform Baker's office about Rice's death. After the campaign, he served in various positions for President Richard Nixon. During her illness in Houston, Holt wrote a new will for her, naming himself as sole executor and designating ten percent of the proceeds as his commission, which was witnessed only by two of his in-laws. [26], During the 1890s, Baker and his wife vacationed with their children in Colorado each year. After engineering a merger with South Texas National Bank, he served as president, and later chairman of the board, of South Texas Commercial National Bank (1914–1926). He also played a role in the development of the American Silver Eagle and American Gold Eagle coins, which both were released in 1986. 's Baker Hints Iraq Plan Needs Change". Baker's legal work led to several leadership positions within these companies. Darman continued in the next administration as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. [11], Holt filed lawsuits in four counties, asserting Libbie's community property interests in those places. After a first child who died in infancy,[11] Rowena bore four more children: James, "Minnie," and Anna who survived childhood. Rice University's Baker College is named for him. He is the first of four generations of persons named James Addison Baker, all of whom practiced law. James Addison Baker (January 10, 1857 – August 2, 1941) was an American attorney and banker in Houston, Texas. One of its members, Jonas Shearn Rice had attended TMI, and sought Baker as a member. 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