William Baxter (c. 1760 – November 22, 1832) was a physician, businessman and political figure in

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. He represented Cornwallis Township from 1793 to 1799 in the

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. He was born in

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, the son of Captain Simon Baxter and Prudence Fox. In 1783, he married Ruth Sheffield. Baxter later married Julia Swigo. He was one of the first physicians in

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. He died in

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References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1760s births 1832 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs Loyalists who settled Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub