Edward Dickinson Baker
U.S. Congressperson
1811 – 1861
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Who was Edward Dickinson Baker?
Edward Dickinson Baker was an English-born American politician, lawyer, and military leader. In his political career, Baker served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon. A long-time close friend of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Baker served as U.S. Army colonel during both the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. Baker was killed in the Battle of Ball's Bluff while leading a Union Army regiment, becoming the only sitting senator to be killed in the Civil War.
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- Born
- Feb 24, 1811
London - Spouses
- Mary Ann Lee Baker
(1831/04/27 - )
- Mary Ann Lee Baker
- Religion
- Churches of Christ
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Belleville
- San Francisco
- Springfield
- London
- Died
- Oct 21, 1861
Loudoun County
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on July 23, 2013
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