Edward Dickinson Baker
Born: February 24, 1811
Birthplace: London, England
Father: Edward Baker 1786 – 1835
Mother: Lucy Dickinson 1783 – 1862
(Buried: Old Barry Cemetery, Barry, Illinois)
Wife: Mary Ann Faust 1811 – 1871
(Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California)
Children:
Lucy S. Baker Hopkins 1833 – 1914
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington)
Caroline Baker Stevens 1834 – 1902
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington)
Lt. Edward Dickinson Baker Jr. 1838 – 1883
(Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California)
Occupation before War:
1815: Immigrated to the United States from England
Attorney in Springfield, Illinois
1837: Illinois State Representative
1840 – 1844: Illinois State Senator
1845 – 1846: United States Congressman from Illinois
1846 – 1847: Colonel of 4th Illinois Infantry Regiment
Served in the Battles of Veracruz and Cerro Gordo, Mexico
1849 – 1851: United States Congressman from Illinois
1851 – 1860: Attorney in San Francisco, California
1860 – 1861: United States Senator from Oregon
Civil War Career:
1860 – 1861: United States Senator from Oregon
1861: Rode in the Presidential Carriage at Inauguration
1861: Offered the rank of Brigadier General but declined
1861: Colonel of 71st Pennsylvania Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1861: Major General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1861: Killed by four shots to the brain Battle of Ball’s Bluff, Virginia
Died: October 21, 1861
Place of Death: Ball’s Bluff, Virginia
Cause of Death: Wounds to the brain
Age at time of Death: 50 years old
Burial Place: San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California
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