Edmund Uglow Baker (July 8, 1854 – February 22, 1911) was an American Democratic politician and businessman. Baker was born in

Linden, Wisconsin Linden is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 549 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Linden. Geography Linden is located at (42.917433, -90.273384). According to the United States ...

. His middle name, ''Uglo(w)'', was the maiden name of his paternal grandmother, Thomasin Uglow Baker (1779–1841). Baker was a farmer and livestock dealer. He died in

Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-lar ...

Political career

Baker served as chairman of the town board of Linden,

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. He served in the

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from 1891 to 1893. During his term in office, he was one of 22 "perfidious" Democrats named by the Wisconsin Anti-Prohibition Association that voted against the 1891 Knapstein bill to repeal the local option.

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* 1854 births 1911 deaths People from Linden, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin 19th-century American legislators 19th-century American businesspeople Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century Wisconsin politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub