On This Day
in West Virginia History...

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