John Baker (Australian politician)

Lieutenant Colonel John Baker
John Baker, c. 1869
Premier of South Australia
In office 21 August 1857 – 1 September 1857
Monarch	Victoria
Governor	Sir Richard MacDonnell
Preceded by	B.T. Finniss
Succeeded by	Robert Torrens
Member of the Legislative Council of South Australia
In office 7 August 1863 – 18 May 1872
In office 8 July 1851 – 27 March 1861
Constituency	Mount Barker
Personal details
Born	(1813-12-28)28 December 1813 Ilminster, Somerset, England
Died	19 May 1872(1872-05-19) (aged 58) Magill, South Australia
Spouse	Isabella Allan (1838–1872)
Children	12

John Baker (28 December 1813 – 19 May 1872) was an early South Australian pastoralist and politician. He was the second Premier of the colony of South Australia, succeeding Boyle Travers Finniss; however, he only held office for 12 days from 21 August to 1 September 1857 before being succeeded by the third Premier of the colony, Robert Torrens.