Edward Baker (British politician)

Edward Baker (9 August 1774 – 24 February 1862) 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.

For other people named Edward Baker, see Edward Baker (disambiguation).

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.

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