Bibliography: Herringshaw, Thomas William. Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century, Chicago, IL:American Publishers' Association, 1902. page 68 BAKER, BENJAMIN T., journalist, was born Aug. 3, 1866; is the editor and owner of The Journal of Smith Center, Kan. He is prominent in the affairs of his county and state, and a member of the populist congressional, judicial and county committees.