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BAKER, EDWARD DICKINSON, a Representative from Illinois and a Senator from Oregon; born in London, England, February 24, 1811; immigrated to the United States in 1815 with his parents, who settled in Philadelphia, Pa.; moved to Illinois in 1825; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Springfield; member, State house of representatives 1837; member, State senate 1840 ...
Edward Baker Lincoln (March 10, 1846 – February 1, 1850) was the second son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He was named after Lincoln's close friend, Edward Dickinson Baker . Both Abraham and Mary spelled his name "Eddy"; [1] however, the National Park Service uses "Eddie" as a nickname [2] and the nickname also appears spelled ...
Edward Dickinson Baker: A Featured Biography. The only sitting United States senator ever to die in combat, Edward Dickinson Baker of Oregon was killed on October 21, 1861, in the Battle of Ball’s Bluff. He led the regiment he had helped to raise when the Civil War began in the spring of 1861. Baker had practiced law in Springfield, Illinois ...
Edward Dickinson Baker (February 24, 1811 – October 21, 1861) 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.
Feb 23, 2012 · This week will see the debut the Edward Dickinson Baker Day in Oregon, an annual day of memorial to Oregon's Civil War hero and United States Senator who died over 150 years ago on the battlefield ...
Feb 23, 2015 · Despite his folksy persona, Abraham Lincoln actually kept few close friends. Among them was Edward Dickinson Baker, whom Lincoln named his second son for. Today, Baker’s adopted state of Oregon ...
EDWARD DICKINSON BAKER. 3 of a brigade at Cerro Gordo, and at the close of the war removed to Galena, Illihois, and was elected to the thirty first Congress, serving from December 3, 1849, to March 31, 1851, when he declined a re-election. While he was a Whig, and his party as such opposed the prosecution of the war, Baker was in favor of its ...
