William R. Baldwin (1840-1906) was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and died in Friendship, New York. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1857 and married Laura M. Baldwin (b. Prior) in Middletown in 1863. He worked as a teacher and principal for a variety of schools across New England until he was ordained in 1877 and worked as a pastor at First Baptist Church in Friendship. Baldwin wrote to Mary Baker Eddy in 1886, asking for information about Christian Science.

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