James Hutchins Baker (1848–1925) was an American academic administrator who served as the president of the University of Colorado from 1892 to 1914.

Born on October 13, 1848, in Harmony, Maine, James Baker attended Bates College in Lewiston before becoming the principal of Yarmouth High School in Yarmouth.

[1][2] He moved to Denver, Colorado in 1875 and worked in secondary school administration until 1891.

[3][4] He was a member of several prominent educational associations, including the Committee of Ten which convened in 1892 to evaluate practices in American high schools and make recommendations for changes.

[1] James Baker died from pneumonia in Denver on September 10, 1925.