Elwood Thomas Baker

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Elwood Thomas Baker (1853 - November 22, 1938) and his son, Charles Graham Baker, invented Gin rummy in 1909. [1][2]

Elwood was a whist teacher in Brooklyn, New York.

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  1. ^ "C.G. Baker, Helped Devise Gin Rummy", New York Times, May 17, 1950. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. "C. Graham Baker, writer and producer of motion pictures and co-creator of the card game gin rummy, died today at his home in Reseda in the San Fernando Valley. ..." 
  2. ^ "Elwood Thomas Baker. Retired Auditor Succumbs Here at 85. A Bridge Expert.", New York Times, November 22, 1938. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. "Elwood Thomas Baker, retired auditor and accountant, died yesterday at the Grand Central Parkway Rest Home, Jamaica, Queens, after a short illness. He was 85 years old and had lived at Huntington, L. I." 


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