Baker, Edward Dickinson

Life Span
to
Dickinson Connection
When very young he met Ninian Edwards (class of 1792) in Belleville, Illinois when Edwards was territorial governor; Edwards allowed him the use of his law library for his studies.
Full name
Edward Dickinson Baker
Place of Birth
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
5
Family
Edward Baker (father), Lucy Dickinson Baker (mother), Mary Ann Lee (wife)
Occupation
Politician
Military
Attorney or Judge
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Whig
Republican
Government
US Senate
US House of Representatives
State legislature
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Union Army
How to Cite This Page: "Baker, Edward Dickinson," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/12790.