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John Baxter
Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit · 1877
John Baxter , Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit. John Baxter (March 5, 1819 – April 2, 1886) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit from 1877 to 1886. Initially a Whig, he had previously served several terms in the North Carolina House of Commons, including one term as Speaker, before moving to Knoxville, Tennessee to practice law.
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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
Biography
John Baxter (March 5, 1819 – April 2, 1886) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit from 1877 to 1886. Initially a Whig, he had previously served several terms in the North Carolina House of Commons, including one term as Speaker, before moving to Knoxville, Tennessee to practice law.
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Capitol Receipts, “John Baxter : Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/j124/john-baxter (accessed 2026-10-12).