Baker, R. Gail (Roland Gail), 1897-1965

Professional engineer, Phoenix, Arizona.

Born in Phoenix, Arizona on October 11, 1897, Roland Gail Baker attended University of Arizona and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1933, he married Barbara Allen Clayton and they had four children. From 1921 to 1934 he worked with the Salt River Valley Water User's Association. As design engineer he had direct charge of the design and construction of several Arizona dams and power plants as well as canals and bridges. After some years in the private sector, he worked for the City of Phoenix as an engineer integrating the suburban water supply and sanitary sewer system. He also served as Chief Engineer for the Arizona Interstate Stream Commission and for a short time functioned as trial engineer in the landmark case, Arizona-vs-California et al. before the United States Supreme Court. He died on January 4, 1965.

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