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Bill Baxter (other)
Bill Baxter may refer to: * Bill Baxter (Victorian politician) (born 1946), Australian politician * Bill Baxter (Queensland politician) (1907–1978), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Bill Baxter (band) (founded 1982), French band * Bill Baxter (Scottish footballer) (1924–2002), Scottish footballer * Bill Baxter (Australian footballer) (1919–1983), Australian footballer See also * Billy Baxter (other) Billy Baxter may refer to: * Billy Baxter (motorcyclist) (born 1963), British motorcyclist who set the blind solo world land speed record on a motorbike * Billy Baxter (footballer) (1939–2009), Scottish footballer *Billy Baxter (poker player) (b ... * William Baxter (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Bill Baxter, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Baxter (Victorian Politician)
William Robert Baxter (born 3 November 1946) is a former Australian politician and a former Victorian State President of The Nationals. He was the Nationals member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing North Eastern Province from June 1978 until November 2006 (excepting a four-month break in 1984–85). He also served one term in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1973 to 1976. Early life Baxter was born and raised in the Nathalia area. He started high school in Nathalia, but completed his secondary schooling at the prestigious Scotch College, Melbourne, where he was a boarder in School House. He then returned to his family property at Picola, near Nathalia, and began working as a farmer and grazier. Around the same time, he began to pursue an interest in politics. Political career In 1966, at the age of only twenty, he became the secretary of his local Country Party branch, and a delegate to the party conference. At the 1969 federal election, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Baxter (Queensland Politician)
William Edward Baxter (1907–1978) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life William Edward Baxter was born on 29 May 1907 in Chinchilla, Queensland, the son of Catherine Baxter. He attended Chinchilla State School. He married May Reardon on 29 Sep 1929; the couple had 2 daughters. He worked for Queensland Railways as a cleaner and clerk. Politics At the 1953 state election, Baxter successfully contested the electoral district of Norman as a candidate of the Labor and entered the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He held the seat in the 1956 and 1957 elections. At the 1960 election, he successfully contested the neighbouring seat of Hawthorne, which he retained in 1963. He was not pre-selected as the ALP candidate for the 1966 election (Thomas Burton, assistant secretary of the Printing Employees Union was chosen) so he contested as an independent Labor candidate, for which he was expelled from the ALP. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Baxter (band)
Bill Baxter is a French group composed of Joe Cool (drums), Louis Primo (vocals) and Bô Geste (bass). They are particularly known for their 1985 hit single "Embrasse-moi, idiot!". History The group signed with the Virgin label that published their first single "Petit avec des grandes oreilles" in 1982, then the mini-album ''La Belle vie'' (which contains seven songs) in 1983. In 1985, Bill Baxter recorded ''Embrasse-moi, idiot!'', a musical produced by Patrick Timsit, inspired by Billy Wilder's film. The single of the same name was a success during the 1985 summer, reaching number 7 on the French SNEP Singles Chart. In 1987, the single "Bienvenue à Paris" was released, which was a duet with the londonian singer Tippa Irie. In the 1990s, the group decided to devote itself to the audio-visual for the TV program ''Les Guignols de l'Info'', including "Reviens JPP reviens" and "La Combine à Nanard". Laurent Ganem (aka Joe Cool) also composed the song "Plus rien n'est comme avant", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Baxter (Scottish Footballer)
William Baxter (21 September 1924 – 9 November 2002) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half for Midlands clubs Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa. Biography Baxter joined Wolves as a member of the groundstaff upon leaving school in 1939. After guesting for Leicester City, Mansfield Town and Notts County during wartime, he signed professional forms at Molineux in September 1945. He made his debut on 4 December 1948 in a 1–0 win over Everton. Although never a regular starter for Wolves, he made five appearances in 1953–54, the season of the club's first championship. Lacking playing time for Wolves, he moved to Midlands neighbours Aston Villa in November 1953. Baxter made over 100 appearances for Villa before retiring in summer 1957. He stayed with the club to serve them as coach and assistant manager until 1967. He then moved back to his native Scotland, where he had short spells in charge of both East Fife and Raith Rovers. His son Stuart Baxter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Baxter (Australian Footballer)
William John Baxter (29 May 1919 – 23 March 1983) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of William John Thomas Baxter (1892-1963), and Margaret Josephine Baxter (1888-1972), née Nihill, William John Baxter was born in Werribee, Victoria on 29 May 1919. His brothers, Ken Baxter (footballer), Kenneth Matthew Patrick Baxter (1917-1959), and Bernie Baxter, Bernard Patrick Baxter (1929-2012), both played with Carlton in the VFL. He married Olive Lillian Sneezewell (1919-1983) on 23 November 1940. Military service He served in the Australian Army with the 32nd Battalion (Australia), 32nd Battalion. Death He died at Werribee, Victoria on 23 March 1983. Notes References * World War Two Nominal Roll: Private William John Baxter (V60336), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.* A13860, V60336: World War Two Service Record: Private Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Baxter (other)
Billy Baxter may refer to: * Billy Baxter (motorcyclist) (born 1963), British motorcyclist who set the blind solo world land speed record on a motorbike * Billy Baxter (footballer) (1939–2009), Scottish footballer *Billy Baxter (poker player) (born 1940), American poker player and sports bettor * Billy 'Silver Dollar' Baxter (1926–2012), American film producer *Billy Baxter (musician) Billy Baxter OAM (born c. 1959) is an Australian radio presenter and musician from Geelong. He is a co-presenter of the Australian rules football program '' Coodabeen Champions'' on 774 ABC Melbourne, alongside Jeff Richardson, Ian Cover, Jeff ... (born c. 1959), Australian radio presenter and musician ** "Billy Baxter" (song), a 1980 song by Paul Kelly & the Dots describing the musician See also * Bill Baxter (other) * William Baxter (other) * Baxter (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Billy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Baxter (other)
William Baxter may refer to: Politicians * William Baxter (Nova Scotia politician) (1760–1832), physician and politician in Nova Scotia *William Edward Baxter (1825–1890), British politician and traveller *William Duncan Baxter (1868–1960), mayor of Cape Town, South Africa, 1907–1908 * William Baxter (Scottish politician) (1911–1979), British Labour Party politician, MP 1959–1974 Scholars and educators * William Baxter (scholar) (1650–1723), Welsh scholar * William Baxter (Oxford Botanic Garden curator) (1787–1871), Scots botanist, author of ''British Phaenogamous Botany'' * William Baxter (botanist) (died c. 1836), English botanist who collected in Australia * William Baxter (law professor) (1929–1998), American law professor * William H. Baxter (born 1949), American linguist * William Baxter (clergyman) (1820–1880), second president of Arkansas College Other * William Giles Baxter (1856–1888), English cartoonist * William Robert Baxter (born 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |