Elwood Thomas Baker

Elwood Thomas Baker (1853 - November 22, 1938) and his son, Charles Graham Baker, invented Gin rummy in 1909. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=C.G. Baker, Helped Devise Gin Rummy |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60E10FC3E5A1A7B93C5A8178ED85F448585F9 |quote= 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. ... |publisher=New York Times |date=May 17, 1950 |accessdate=2008-05-22 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Elwood Thomas Baker. Retired Auditor Succumbs Here at 85. A Bridge Expert. |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30814FF3C5F1B7A93C0AB178AD95F4C8385F9|quote=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.|publisher=New York Times |date=November 22, 1938 |accessdate=2008-05-22 ]

Elwood was a whist teacher in Brooklyn, New York.

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