Jere Baxter
Jere Baxter | |
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| File:Jere-baxter.jpg Jere Baxter, c. 1900 | |
| Born | February 11, 1852 |
| Died | February 29, 1904 (aged 52) |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Education | Montgomery Bell Academy |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Jere Baxter (February 11, 1852 – February 29, 1904) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician. He was the founder of the Tennessee Central Railroad.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Jere Baxter was born on February 11, 1852, in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] His father, Nathaniel Baxter, was a politician and judge.[1] After graduating from Montgomery Bell Academy, he studied law.
Career
[edit | edit source]Baxter went into legal publishing, issuing The Legal Reporter, the nine-volume bound compilation of which came to be commonly known as Baxter's Reports.[1]
Baxter founded the Tennessee Central Railroad and helped found the communities of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, and Sheffield, Alabama.[1][2] He served in the Tennessee State Senate,[2] and unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination for governor of Tennessee in 1890.[3][4]
Baxter had a very public argument with Whitefoord Russell Cole over the Tennessee Central Railroad in the early 1900s.[5]
Death and legacy
[edit | edit source]Baxter died on February 29, 1904. Baxter, Tennessee, is named for him.[2] He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Col. Jere Baxter Dead, The New York Times, March 1, 1904, page 9
- ^ a b c Jere Baxter in the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
- ^ Buchanan Leads the Vote; Tennessee Democrats Meet at Nashville, The New York Times, July 16, 1890, page 1
- ^ Buchanan for Governor; Tennessee Democrats Choose Him on the Twenty-fifth Ballot, The New York Times, July 19, 1890
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- 1852 births
- 1904 deaths
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- Politicians from Nashville, Tennessee
- Businesspeople from Tennessee
- Democratic Party Tennessee state senators
- Burials at Mount Olivet Cemetery (Nashville)
- 19th-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly
- American business biography, 1850s birth stubs