George W. Baxter

George White Baxter (born January 7, 1855 in Hendersonville , North Carolina , † December 18, 1929 in Manhattan , New York ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ).

Career

His family moved to Knoxville , Tennessee two years after he was born , where he later attended the University of Tennessee . Then he went to the Military Academy at West Point from 1873 to 1877 . As a second lieutenant he then served for three years in the 3rd US Cavalry . He then quit the military and moved to Wyoming in 1881 , where he ranched cattle.

President Grover Cleveland made him governor of the Wyoming Territory in 1886 . He then took his oath of office on November 11, 1886 and held the office until December 20, 1886. In 1889 he represented his state at its constitutional convention and failed a year later in his candidacy for the office of governor to the Republican Francis E. Warren . Baxter returned to Knoxville in 1892, where he did banking and cotton businesses.

literature

Jackson, W. Turrentine. " The Governorship of Wyoming, 1885-1889: A Study in Territorial Politics ," ( JSTOR ), The Pacific Historical Review , Vol. 13, no. 1, March 1944, pp. 1–11 (accessed March 3, 2008)

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personal data
SURNAME	Baxter, George W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Baxter, George White
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 7, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hendersonville, North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	December 18, 1929
Place of death	Manhattan , New York City