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Shirley Waldemar Baker
2nd Prime Minister of Tonga
In office
April 1881 – July 1890
MonarchGeorge Tupou I
Preceded byTevita ʻUnga
Succeeded bySiaosi U. Tukuʻaho
Personal details
Born1836
London, United Kingdom
Died16 November 1903 (aged 66–67)
Ha’apai, Tonga
SpouseElizabeth Powell

Shirley Waldemar Baker (1836[1] – 16 November 1903) was a Methodist missionary in Tonga. He was the founder of the Free Church of Tonga and enjoyed significant influence during the reign of George Tupou I, who made him prime minister.

  1. ^ Noel Rutherford (1969). "Baker, Shirley Waldemar (1836 - 1903)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3. MUP. pp. 76–77. Retrieved 31 January 2008.

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