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'''Edith Irene Bailey Baker''' (November 17, 1901 – April 2, 1994), usually referred to as '''Irene Baker''', was a [[Republican]] from [[Tennessee]] who briefly represented the state's second congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]] during the 1960s. She succeeded her late husband [[Howard Baker, Sr.]], who died in office.
She was the stepmother of Tennessee senator [[Howard Baker|Howard Henry Baker, Jr.]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/08/style/nancy-kassebaum-and-howard-baker.html Nancy Kassebaum and Howard Baker]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved June 29, 2021.</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000064 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14939664/irene-baker Profile] at ''Find a Grave
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[[Category:Tennessee]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
She was the stepmother of Tennessee senator [[Howard Baker|Howard Henry Baker, Jr.]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/08/style/nancy-kassebaum-and-howard-baker.html Nancy Kassebaum and Howard Baker]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved June 29, 2021.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000064 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14939664/irene-baker Profile] at ''Find a Grave
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Irene}}
[[Category:Tennessee]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]