Ezekiel Baker (politician)

Ezekiel Alexander Baker (1 December 1823 – 28 January 1912)[1] was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

[11] In August 1881 Baker resigned as Secretary for Mines following allegations concerning his conduct as a trustee of the Milburn Creek Copper Mining Co Ltd. Julian Salomons was appointed a royal commissioner to inquire into inquire into the expenditure and distribution of £17,100, paid by the Government, under the authority of a Parliamentary vote, to the company.

Salomons reported that "there was an appropriation by the trustees to themselves ... under circumstances of concealment and false statement" and that there was an inference that one of the trustees, George Waddell, had bribed a member of the Legislative Assembly, Thomas Garrett, to vote in favour of the payment.

[2][13][14] Two days later, Parkes moved a similar motion in relation to Garrett, which was defeated by 40 votes to 38.

[16] Charges against him were subsequently dropped and Baker petitioned parliament to rescind its censure of him, which was agreed in May 1884.