Robert Andrew Baxter Explained

Robert Andrew Baxter
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1929
Term End1:1934
Predecessor1:Merton Elvin Scott
Successor1:Riding abolished
Constituency1:Oxford South
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:16 October 1879
Birth Place:Brownsville, Ontario
Occupation:Farmer
Spouse:Frances H. Overbaugh (m. 1916)

Robert Andrew Baxter (October 16, 1879[1]  - 1947) was a farmer[1] and political figure in Ontario. He represented Oxford South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1929 to 1934 as a Liberal.

He was born in Brownsville, the son of John Baxter and Sarah Bigham, and was educated in Brownsville and Tillsonburg. In 1916, he married Frances H Overbaugh (née Louch). Baxter served as reeve for Durham township and as warden for Oxford County.[1] He died in 1947.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Normandin, A L. Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1931 . 1931 .
  2. Web site: Old Delmer Transcripts . Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com . 2016-07-31.