BAXTER, John; was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina, March 5, 1819; was educated at the county seat of his native county; was licensed to practice law in 1841; in 1842 was elected a Representative in the State Legislature; was a Presidential Elector in 1844 and 1848; was again in the Legislature in 1846, and from 1852 to 1857, serving as Speaker of the House in 1852; in 1857 removed to Knoxville, Tennessee; in 1870 was a member of the State Constitution Convention; in 1877 was appointed, by President Hayes, United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit. Died at Hot Springs, Arkansas, April 2, 1886
(Source: Biographical Annals of Citizens of the United States Transcribed and submitted by: Shauna L. Williams)
