James L. (James Loring) Baker

Born in Boston in 1813, James Loring Baker was an American businessman and author. Genealogical records available online describe him as a Harvard graduate and a prolific writer, and library listings connect him with a steady stream of nonfiction books and essays published in the mid-1800s.

Baker wrote about commerce, policy, and society rather than fiction. Catalogs of his work include Exports and Imports, Men and Things, A Review of the Tariff of 1846, and Slavery, published in 1860. Taken together, these titles suggest an author interested in trade, economics, and the political arguments shaping the United States before the Civil War.

He died in 1886. A clear, verifiable portrait image was not readily available from the sources reviewed, so no profile image is included here.