Joseph H. Baker
End of Watch: 10/1/1875
Age: 40
Rank: Sheriff
Agency: Portage County Sheriff's Office
Length of Service:
County: Portage
Location On Memorial: V
Incident Surrounding Death
Sheriff Baker was shot while trying to serve eviction and judgment papers. He was shot from an upstairs window as he approached the house. He remained on the scene for some time before being taken to a nearby house where he died the next day.