JOHN H. BAKER, M.D., who is recognized as one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Piqua, has been a resident of this city for the past fourteen years and is identified with all that is best in its life. He was born in Perry County, Ohio in 1870, and there grew to manhood.

From the public schools of Perry County, Dr. Baker entered the Ohio State University and later Starling Medical College and was graduated with his degree from the latter institution in the class of 1895. He located at Piqua, choosing this city for both business and social reasons, and has become a valued citizen and a prominent professional man here. He is a member of the Miami County and Ohio State Medical Societies and of the American Medical Association. His well equipped office is located at No. 215 West Ash Street.

In 1900 Dr. Baker was married to Miss Helen Constance Castle, a lady of much literary talent, whose contributions regularly appear in the leading magazines of the day. She was born at Leavenworth, Kansas, and is a granddaughter of Capt. William J. Downs, who came to Miami County in 1837. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Capt. William J. Downs was a prominent civil engineer, and with his father-in-law, laid out the Miami and Erie Canal, and also constructed the St. Mary 's Reservoir.