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Newton Diehl Baker Jr. (December 3, 1871– December 25, 1937) was an Americanlawyer,Georgist,[1] politician, and governmentofficial. He served as the 37th mayor of Cleveland,Ohio from 1912to 1915. As U.S. Secretary of War from 1916to 1921, Baker presided over the United States Army during World War I.Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, Bakerestablished a legal practice in Cleveland after graduating from Washington and Lee University Schoolof Law. He became progressive Democratic ally of Mayor Tom L.Johnson. Baker served as city solicitor of Cleveland from 1901 to1909 before taking office as mayor in 1912. As mayor, he sought public transitreform, hospital improvement, and city beautification. Baker supported WoodrowWilson at the 1912 Democratic National Convention,helping Wilson win the votes of the Ohio delegation. After leaving office,Baker accepted appointment as Secretary of War under President Wilson. He wasone of several prominent Georgists appointed to positions in the WilsonCabinet.Baker presided over the U.S. military's participation in World War I.He selected General John J. Pershing to command the American Expeditionary Forces, which heinsisted act as an independent unit. He left office in 1921 and returned to BakerHostetler,the legal practice he co-founded. He served as an attorney in Village of Euclid v. Ambler RealtyCo., a landmark case that established the constitutionality ofzoning laws. He was a strong supporter of the League ofNations and continued to advocate American participation in theLeague during the 1920s. Beginning in 1928, he served as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.He was a candidate for the presidential nomination at the 1932 Democratic National Convention,but the convention chose Franklin D. Roosevelt.