Jacob Baxter (June 6, 1832 – July 23, 1912) was speaker of the Legislature of

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in 1887-1890 and served as

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MLA for Haldimand from 1867 to 1898.Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
/ref> He was born in Bertie Township in

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in 1832, the son of Jacob Baxter, former reeve of Bertie. He studied medicine, received the degree of

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from the University of New York and the

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and set up a medical practice in Cayuga in partnership with his younger brother Benjamin. He also served as justice of the peace and as surgeon for the local militia unit - 37th Haldimand Rifles. In 1860, he married Rose Griffith.''The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men'' (1880)
/ref> He was defeated by John Senn in the 1894 general election but Senn's election was appealed and Baxter won the subsequent by-election. After retiring from politics, Baxter served as registrar for

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. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Cayuga, Ontario.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Jacob 1832 births 1912 deaths New York University alumni Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Canadian military doctors Canadian justices of the peace Physicians from Ontario