Raymond Thomas Baker (November 22, 1878 – April 28, 1935)[1] was an American businessman and government official who was Director of the United States Mint from 1917 to 1922.

While in the diplomatic service, "he carried out one of the longest messenger trips on record, coming to Washington with dispatches from Ambassador Marye by way of Finland and England, and then returning, after a two or three days' stop at the capital, to Petrograd by way of California and Siberia.

[4] Upon his return from Russia, President Woodrow Wilson named him Director of the United States Mint in 1917.

Margaret, the daughter and heiress of Isaac Edward Emerson (the "Bromo-Seltzer King") was the widow of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who died aboard the RMS Lusitania.

[2] Together, Raymond and Delphine were the parents of: Baker died of coronary thrombosis on April 28, 1935, In Washington, DC approximately three months after suffering a heart attack.