John Baxter

Biography of John Baxter

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Baxter
• First Name: John
• Date of Birth: March , 5 , 1819
• Place of Birth (POB): Rutherford County , North Carolina (US-NC, NC, 37, N.C., N. Car)
• Date of Death: April , 2 , 1886
• Place of Death (POD): Hot Springs , Arkansas (US-AR, AR, 05, Ark.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John Baxter Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Rutherford B. Hayes ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/06/1877
• Seat vacated by: Emmons , Halmer Hull
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/06/1877
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 12/12/1877
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/13/1877
• Commission Date: 12/13/1877
• Date of Termination: 04/02/1886
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

John Baxter in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1841

John Baxter Career Path

Employment:

• Merchant, South Carolina, 1835-1839
• Private practice, Rutherford, North Carolina, 1841-1849
• Member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1842-1843, 1846-1848, 1852-1857
• Private practice, Henderson, North Carolina, 1849-1857
• Newspaper publisher, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1862
• Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1857-1877
• Nominated to U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit, October 25, 1877; no Senate vote

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