The Baxters of North Carolina and Wyoming
- John Baxter (1819–1886), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1842-1843 1846-1848 1852-1857, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals 1877-1886. Father of George W. Baxter.
- George W. Baxter (1855–1929), Governor of Wyoming Territory 1886, delegate to the Wyoming Constitutional Convention 1889, candidate for Governor of Wyoming 1890, candidate for U.S. Senate from Wyoming 1893. Son of John Baxter.
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