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John Baxter
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U.S. Circuit Courts for the 6th Circuit
Years in office: 1877 - 1886
John Baxter (1819-1886) was a federal judge on the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit.
He was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes on December 6, 1877. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 13, 1877, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 2, 1886.
Education
- Read law, 1841
Professional career
- Merchant, South Carolina, 1835-1839
- Private practice, Rutherford, North Carolina, 1841-1849
- Member, North Carolina State Legislature, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1842-1843, 1846-1848, 1852-1857
- Private practice, Henderson, North Carolina, 1849-1857
- Newspaper publisher, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1862
- Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1857-1877
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
- Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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