Edward Ambrose Baber (April 23, 1793 – March 19, 1846) was an American medical doctor and diplomat. He was the head American diplomat to the
Kingdom of Sardinia
The Kingdom of Sardinia, also referred to as the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica among other names, was a State (polity), country in Southern Europe from the late 13th until the mid-19th century, and from 1297 to 1768 for the Corsican part of ...
from 1841 to 1844.
Baber was born in
Buckingham County, Virginia
Buckingham County is a rural United States county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and containing the geographic center of the state. Buckingham County is part of the Piedmont region of Virginia, and the county seat is Buckingham.
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. As an adult, he lived in
Macon, Georgia
Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. Situated near the Atlantic Seaboard fall line, fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is southeast of Atlanta and near the ...
, where he had a medical practice. He married the former Mary Sweet in 1829; they had two sons and three daughters.
Baber died due to an accidental ingestion of
cyanide
In chemistry, cyanide () is an inorganic chemical compound that contains a functional group. This group, known as the cyano group, consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.
Ionic cyanides contain the cyanide anion . This a ...
. His remains are buried in Macon.
Baber's Macon home is a registered historic landmark and was formerly the home to the law firm of Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP which has now relocated.
Sources
"Ambrose Baber" entry of the Baber family tree
1793 births
1846 deaths
19th-century American diplomats
People from Buckingham County, Virginia
Physicians from Georgia (U.S. state)
Accidental deaths in Georgia (U.S. state)
Deaths by cyanide poisoning
People from Macon, Georgia
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