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 Henry Baker, Jr.[1]
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- ↑ Nancy Kassebaum and Howard Baker. The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2021.