▁when ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁infant . ▁His ▁father ▁subsequently ▁rem ar ried . ▁He ▁had ▁six ▁sib lings . ▁ ▁Baker ▁attended ▁H amp den – S yd ney ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Pr inc eton ▁University , ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Baker ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁Pres by ter ian ▁minister ▁in ▁Harrison burg ▁and ▁New ▁E re ction , ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁minister ▁at ▁Second ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C .. ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁minister ▁at ▁Independent ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁Sav ann ah , ▁Georgia . ▁He ▁then ▁pre ached ▁in ▁Frank fort , ▁Kentucky . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁T us cal o osa , ▁Alabama ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁ ▁Baker ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁He ▁pre ached ▁in ▁Gal vest on , ▁Houston , ▁and ▁Ch ries man . ▁Later , ▁he ▁pre ached ▁in ▁Victoria , ▁Cu ero , ▁Cl inton , ▁G oli ad , ▁Gonz ales , ▁New ▁Braun f els , ▁Bast rop , ▁Wh art on , ▁Columbia , ▁Port ▁Lav aca , ▁La ▁G range