Newton Diehl Baker, who served as secretary of war during World War I, was born in Martinsburg on December 3, 1871.
Learn more:
"Newton D. Baker Rites To Be Held In Cleveland
Tuesday"
"Two Cabinet Members" (Newton D. Baker and
John Barton Payne)
Visiting Card, Newton D. Baker, 1915 (Sc82-
31)
Correspondence Between Secretary of War
Newton Baker and Congressman Howard Sutherland (Ms83-2)
Document-Based Questions
On This Day in West Virginia History: December
