Robert Andrew Baxter (October 16, 1879 – 1947) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Oxford South in the

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from 1929 to 1934 as a

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. He was born in Brownsville, the son of John Baxter and Sarah Bigham, and was educated in Brownsville and

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. In 1916, he married Frances H Overbaugh (née Louch). Baxter served as reeve for Durham township and as warden for Oxford County. He died in 1947.

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* 1879 births 1947 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub