Education
He attended McKendree College, then moved to Illinois College in 1844.
He attended McKendree College, then moved to Illinois College in 1844.
Baldwin was born in Bethany, Pennsylvania. He was elected to the Minnesota State Senate on October 11, 1859 and served from 1859 to 1861. He also served several terms as a county attorney.
He died in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
While at Illinois College he was a founding member of Phi Alpha Literary Society, and served on the three man committee that prepared its constitution.