Edward Baker (''c.'' 1775 – 24 February 1862) was an English politician in the

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. He was the

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(MP) for Wilton in

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from 1823 to 1830. He was re-elected unopposed at the 1837 general election, but stood down from the

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at the 1841 general election.

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* 1770s births 1862 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1837–1841 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1770s-stub