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Shirley Baker

1836–1903 · 19th century · Also known as Shirley Waldemar Baker

Shirley Baker was an English-born Wesleyan missionary who became adviser to George Tupou I of Tonga. He helped draft the constitution of 1875 and served as premier from 1880. He founded the Free Church of Tonga in 1885 in a split from the Wesleyan mission, and the British high commissioner expelled him from Tonga in 1890.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Shirley Baker. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shirley-baker
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