# Edward Dickinson Baker

> Edward Dickinson Baker was an American politician, lawyer, and US army officer. In his political career, Baker served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. senator from Oregon. He was also known as an orator and poet. A long-time close friend of the president of the United States, 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 U.S. senator ever to be killed in a military engagement.

*American politician, lawyer and military leader (1811-1861)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1811-02-24
- **Died:** 1861-10-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.8 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 13.4 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131929)

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