Edward Baker (British politician)

Edward Baker (9 August 1774 – 24 February 1862)[1] was an English Conservative politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wilton in Wiltshire from 1823 to 1830. He was re-elected unopposed at the 1837 general election, but stood down from the House of Commons at the 1841 general election.[2]

From a Salisbury family of some social standing, Baker was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, but did not graduate. He was an officer in the militia and a justice of the peace. He was Mayor of Wilton in 1826–27. He was an aide-de-camp to William IV and to Queen Victoria from 1831 to 1857.

References

Fisher, David, ed. (2009). "BAKER, Edward (1774-1862), of St. Ann Street, Salisbury, Wilts. and Regent Street, Mdx.". The House of Commons 1820-1832. The History of Parliament Trust.
Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 333. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Baker

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[1] Fisher, David, ed. (2009). "BAKER, Edward (1774-1862), of St. Ann Street, Salisbury, Wilts. and Regent Street, Mdx.". The House of Commons 1820-1832. The History of Parliament Trust.

[craig1832-1885-2] Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 333. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.