, ▁Palest ine , ▁Brow ns ville , ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁City , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cities ▁like ▁Austin ▁and ▁San ▁Antonio . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁First ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁Gal vest on , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Baker ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁Chal mers ▁Institute , ▁a ▁boys ' ▁school ▁in ▁Hol ly ▁Spr ings , ▁Mississippi , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁past or ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁He ▁founded ▁Austin ▁College ▁in ▁Hun ts ville , ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁He ▁h ired ▁Samuel ▁McK in ney , ▁an ▁Irish - born ▁Pres by ter ian ▁minister ▁who ▁had ▁founded ▁the ▁Chal mers ▁Institute , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁Austin ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁When ▁McK in ney ▁res igned , ▁Baker ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁second ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Baker ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁Mc Ro bert ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁His ▁wed ding ▁ceremony ▁was ▁conducted ▁by ▁Mos es ▁H oge . ▁Baker ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁had ▁four ▁children . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Baker ▁died ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁in ▁Austin , ▁Texas . ▁Daniel ▁Baker ▁College ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁References ▁