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See also
Christopher
Columbus Andrews —
Patricia
Baxter-Rebal —
Baxter
Durham —
Herbert
Funk Goodrich —
Mrs.
Baxter R. Grier —
Valentine
Baxter Horton —
James
Baxter Hunt, Jr. —
Baxter
Key —
W.
Baxter Lee —
German
Baxter Miller —
Guy
Brasfield Park —
Lewis
Baxter Schwellenbach —
Hubert
Baxter Scudder —
Bradley
Barlow Smalley —
Rupert
Stephens, Sr. —
Baxter
B. Stiles —
Melyssa
Swartz-Baxter —
George
Baxter Upham —
Baxter
C. Vandergrift —
Baxter
Ward —
Baxter
Waters —
Hays
Baxter White |
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Baxter, A. A. —
of Guston, Meade
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Aldrich —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Alexander —
of Yarmouth, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1864.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Alexander Gillespie (b.
1859) —
also known as Alexander G. Baxter —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bloomingburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
6, 1859.
Son of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
undertaker;
restaurant
owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1931-34.
Methodist.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter; married, October
20, 1880, to Sarah E. Teetz; married, May 10,
1908, to Sarah J. Atkinson. |
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Baxter, Allan —
U.S. Vice Consul in Dundee, 1892; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Dundee, 1892-93, 1894-1905; U.S. Deputy Consul in Dundee, 1893-94.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Andrew —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Arthur J. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Charles H. —
of Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1893-99; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Charles Homer (b.
1879) —
also known as Charles H. Baxter —
of Loretto, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
12, 1879.
Son of Charles Ramsay Baxter and Margaret Ellen (Wright) Baxter.
Republican. Mining engineer;
college
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Charles P. —
of Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio.
Mayor
of Springfield, Ohio, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Charles Sidney (b.
1866) —
also known as Charles S. Baxter —
of Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
27, 1866.
Son of Charles Willard Baxter.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912;
candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1921.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Daniel —
of Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County, 1828.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Delos W. —
of Rochelle, Ogle
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1908;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Edward —
of Dundee, Scotland.
U.S. Consul in Dundee, 1834-45.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Elaine Bland (b.
1933) —
also known as Elaine Baxter; Elaine Bland —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
16, 1933.
Daughter of Clarence Arthur Bland and Margaret Clark Bland.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Iowa state
house of representatives 60th District, 1983-86; secretary of
state of Iowa, 1987-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1988,
1992;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1988; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1992, 1994.
Female.
Still living as of 1994.
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Baxter, Elisha
(1827-1899) —
of Batesville, Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Rutherford
County, N.C., September
1, 1827.
Mayor of Batesville, Ark., 1853; member of Arkansas state
legislature, 1854; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1864; district judge in Arkansas
3rd District, 1868-73; Governor of
Arkansas, 1873-74.
Died in Batesville, Independence
County, Ark., May 31,
1899 (age 71 years, 272
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Batesville, Ark.
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Baxter, Felix J. —
of Braxton
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1877-80.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Frank H. (b.
1885) —
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
10, 1885.
U.S. Vice Consul in Salonika, 1920, 1920-21; Athens, 1920; Antwerp, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Fred A. —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1915-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, George Gordon —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, George M. —
of Allen
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, George N. —
of Minnesota.
U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1885-90.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, George White
(1855-1929) —
also known as George W. Baxter —
of Denver,
Colo.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., January
7, 1855.
Son of John Baxter.
Democrat. Governor of
Wyoming Territory, 1886; delegate to
Wyoming state constitutional convention, 1889; candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1890; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1893; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Died, after suffering a gastric
hemorrhage, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
18, 1929 (age 74 years, 345
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Baxter, Gilbert —
of Colebrook, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Colebrook, 1836.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, H. H. —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1943-49.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Harold —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1917-18; candidate in primary
for mayor of
Phoenix, Ariz., 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Harold T. —
of Millsfield, Coos
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Millsfield,
1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Baxter, Harry Youngs (b.
1930) —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, September
29, 1930.
Son of Raymond Willard Baxter and Katharine Wickham Baxter.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1976;
member of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee, 1983.
Member, Theta
Chi.
Still living as of 1983.
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Baxter, Henry (1821-1873) —
Born in Sidney Plains, Delaware
County, N.Y., September
8, 1821.
Son of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnson) Baxter.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Honduras, 1869-73.
Died in Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich., December
30, 1873 (age 52 years, 113
days).
Interment at Jonesville
Cemetery, Jonesville, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1854
to Elvira E. George. |
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Baxter, Hobart —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Communist. Candidate for New York
state senate 13th District, 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Howard F.
(1886-1969) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 8,
1886.
Son of Alfred Baxter and Kate (Lockwood) Baxter.
Republican. Telephone
engineer;
laundry
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1923-24; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1925-28.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Tau Beta
Pi; Rotary.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Irving Franklin (b.
1863) —
also known as Irving F. Baxter —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Liverpool, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
11, 1863.
Son of George Baxter and Amie C. (Sitts) Baxter.
Republican. Lawyer; Douglas
County Judge, 1893-99; district judge in Nebraska 4th District,
1900-04; resigned 1904; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1904-05; law partner of Norris
Brown.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, J. A. —
of Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 1900
(alternate), 1912,
1916
(alternate).
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, James H., Jr. —
of Delaware.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
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Baxter, James P., Jr. —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Elected (Wet) delegate to
Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cumberland County
1933, but did not serve.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, James Phinney
(1831-1921) —
also known as James P. Baxter —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Gorham, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 23,
1831.
Son of Elihu Baxter and Sarah (Cone) Baxter.
Republican. Author; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1893-96, 1904-05.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 8,
1921 (age 90 years, 46
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Baxter, Jasper
(1957-2001) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born January
28, 1957.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 186th District, 1986.
African
ancestry.
Was conducting a seminar on the 93rd floor of 2 World Trade Center,
when an airliner hijacked by terrorists was deliberately
crashed
into the building, causing an explosion,
fire, and
collapse
of the structure, killing almost 3,000, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
11, 2001 (age 44 years, 226
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Jesse Bunton (b.
1872) —
also known as Jesse B. Baxter —
of Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
10, 1872.
Son of William Quincy Baxter and Isadore Frances (Bunton) Baxter.
Republican. Banker; treasurer of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1915-16; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Jo Ann —
of Colorado.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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R. See Joseph R. Baxter |
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Baxter, John (1819-1886) —
of Rutherford
County, N.C.; Henderson, Vance
County, N.C.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Rutherford
County, N.C., March 5,
1819.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1842-43, 1846-48, 1852-57; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1877-86; died in
office 1886.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., April 2,
1886 (age 67 years, 28
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Baxter, John —
of Dermott, Chicot
County, Ark.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1952,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Baxter, John George, Jr.
(1826-1885) —
also known as John G. Baxter —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
12, 1826.
Democrat. Mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1870-73, 1879-81; defeated, 1875.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., March 30,
1885 (age 58 years, 108
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Baxter, John Kirkman —
also known as John K. Baxter —
U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Joseph R.
(1903-1962) —
also known as Joe R. Baxter —
of Renton, King
County, Wash.
Born in Renton, King
County, Wash., January
18, 1903.
Son of Joseph H. Baxter and Mary (DeWinter) Baxter.
Republican. Painting
contractor; motel
owner; mayor of
Renton, Wash., 1948-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1962
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Katherine —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, L. L. —
of Scott
County, Minn.; Carver
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state senate, 1865-68, 1870-74 (18th District 1865-68, 21st
District 1870-71, 33rd District 1872-74); member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 21st District, 1869.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Levi —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1849-50.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Nat —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Nathaniel, Jr. —
Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1911-13.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Oscar F. IV —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Baxter, Percival Proctor
(1876-1969) —
also known as Percival P. Baxter —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
22, 1876.
Son of James Phinney Baxter and Mehetabel
Cummings (Proctor) Baxter.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1905-06,
1917-20; member of Maine
state senate, 1909-10; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1920,
1924,
1928;
Governor
of Maine, 1921-25.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 12,
1969 (age 92 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Baxter, Portus
(1806-1868) —
of Vermont.
Born in Brownington, Orleans
County, Vt., December
4, 1806.
Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1852;
Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1856;
U.S.
Representative from Vermont 3rd District, 1861-67.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 4,
1868 (age 61 years, 91
days).
Interment at Strafford
Cemetery, Strafford, Vt.
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Baxter, R. W. —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Baxter, Ralph F. —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936,
1940
(alternate).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Remmel M. —
of Cushman, Independence
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Richard G. —
Conservative. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Baxter, Rick —
of Concord, Jackson
County, Mich.
Republican. Chair of
Jackson County Republican Party, 2007.
Still living as of 2007.
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Baxter, Robert W. —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1937-39.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Rupert H. —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state senate 6th District, 1919-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Ruth —
of Chester, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945.
Female.
Still living as of 1945.
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Baxter, Teddy A. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wexford
District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Baxter, Mrs. Vasalonyer —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Progressive. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Baxter, W. D. —
of Buckeye, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, W. O. —
of Bedford, Trimble
County, Ky.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 59th District, 1930-31.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Wendy M. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 2001.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
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Baxter, William C. —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1913-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, William R. —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 6th District, 1861.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter, Willie L. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1969; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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Baxter, Witter Johnston
(1816-1888) —
also known as Witter J. Baxter —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney Plains, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 18,
1816.
Son of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1857-76, 1877-81; appointed 1857;
resigned 1876, 1881; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1877-78.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died February
6, 1888 (age 71 years, 233
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married 1852 to Alice
Beaumont (1831-1872; granddaughter of Myron Holly (prominent
abolitionist)). |
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