John Babington Macaulay Baxter
St. John—Albert | |
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| In office December 6, 1921 – July 23, 1925 Serving with Murray MacLaren | |
| Preceded by | Rupert Wilson Wigmore |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Bell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 16, 1868 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | December 27, 1946 (aged 78) Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Grace W. Coster (m. 1924) |
| Children | John B.M. Jr.; Frederick Coster Noel; Eleanor Crowden; and Mary Faith |
| Alma mater | King's College |
| Occupation | lawyer, jurist |
| Profession | politician |
John Babington Macaulay Baxter PC KC DCL (February 16, 1868 – December 27, 1946) was a New Brunswick lawyer, jurist and the 19th premier of New Brunswick.
Baxter served in the Canadian Army and was the author of Historical Records of the New Brunswick Regiment, Royal Artillery, the unit he commanded from 1907 to 1912. He also had a keen interest in genealogy and in 1943 the New Brunswick Museum published his book titled Simon Baxter - The first United Empire Loyalist to settle in New Brunswick, (Canada).
Born in
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.
Baxter was a leader of the
.He left politics in 1931 and was appointed
Freemason and served as the Grand Master for the Grand Lodge of New Brunswick, holding meetings at the Saint John Masonic Temple.[1][2]
His son,
John B. M. Baxter, Jr., later served in the cabinet of Richard Hatfield
. He is the great grandfather of Luke Macaulay Baxter, the son of Kirk Macaulay Baxter.
He died in West Saint John in 1946 at 78.[3]
References
- ^ "MASONIC GRAND LODGE MEETING IN SAINT JOHN". The Daily Mail. Fredericton, New Brunswick. 23 August 1934. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "JUDGE BAXTER AGAIN CHOSEN GRAND MASTER". The Daily Mail. Fredericton, New Brunswick. 25 August 1933. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Hon. J. B. M. Baxter Dies at Saint John". The Ottawa Journal. 27 December 1946. pp. 1, 12. Retrieved 24 December 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading
- Arthur T. Doyle, Front Benches and Back Rooms: A story of corruption, muckraking, raw partisanship and political intrigue in New Brunswick, Toronto: Green Tree Publishing, 1976.
External links
- John Babington Macaulay Baxter – Parliament of Canada biography
- Government of New Brunswick biography
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