Famous People with Name Baxter

Baxter Dury            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Baxter Dury: is an English indie musician, currently signed to Rough Trade Records .[1] He is the son of Ian Dury [1], and as a six-year-old he appeared on the front cover of Ian's LP New Boots and Panties!! [2]. He left school at age 14 [2]. Despite not achieving major success, he has had a 'Record of the Week' in NME with 'Oscar Brown EP' in 2002 [1]. He has one son, Cosmo Korda Dury (born 2002) whose mother is the granddaughter of Zoltan Korda.

Baxter Ward            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Baxter Ward: was a television news anchor who served two terms on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Prior to his election on the board, he ran third in an unsuccessful bid to unseat Sam Yorty for Mayor of Los Angeles in 1969.

Baxter B. Stiles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Baxter B. Stiles: was an American politician. He served as mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1869 to 1871, and again from 1877 to 1878. Born in Newbury, Vermont, he died in Denver, and is buried in that city's Riverside Cemetery.

Baxter Troutman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Baxter Troutman: is a Winter Haven, Florida Citrus Grower, businessman, and Republican politician who serves as the representative for District 66 in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He was first elected to the Florida House in 2002, and was re-e

Elisha Baxter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elisha Baxter: was the tenth Governor of the State of Arkansas. In 1852 Baxter moved to Arkansas and opened a business that soon failed. He joined the Whig party and was elected to the Arkansas Senate in 1854. He studied law and, in 1856, was admitted to the Arkansas ba

John George Baxter Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John George Baxter Jr.: was the nineteenth and twenty-first mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1870 to 1872 and from 1879 to 1881, respectively. He was born to Scottish immigrants in Lexington, Kentucky and came to Louisville in 1847, and eventually established a successful stov

Elaine Bland Baxter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elaine Bland Baxter: is a politician and school teacher from Iowa. She currently resides in Burlington, Iowa. Baxter was a member of the Iowa state house of representatives 60th District from 1983 to 1986, and she served two terms as Iowa Secretary of State from 1986 to 1994.

Dorian Baxter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dorian Baxter: is an Anglican minister in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada who uses the music of Elvis Presley in his services, using the name The Reverend Elvis Priestly. Baxter has run for federal Parliament four times in the riding of Newmarket-Aurora, under the Progressive Canadian Party banner. In the 2004 federal election, he received 1,079 votes, placing last out of five candidates. In the 2006 election he received 729 votes, and in the 2008 election he received 1,004 votes. He placed fifth out of six candidates in both 2006 and 2008. In the 2011 election, he received 1,001 votes, placing fifth out of six candidates, surpassing only Yvonne Mackie of the Animal Alliance Environment party. Baxter also ran in the 2010 byelection in the riding of Vaughan, finishing seventh of out eight candidates with 110 votes.

John Babington Macaulay Baxter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Babington Macaulay Baxter: was a New Brunswick lawyer, jurist and the 19th Premier of the Canadian Province of New Brunswick.He was appointed Attorney-General of the province, holding that office from 1915 to 1917. He entered federal politics and served as Minister of Customs and Excise under Prime Minister Arthur Meighen in 1921 before taking over the leadership of the provincial Conservative party and leading it to victory in 1925.