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Life Summary
Full name
Portus Baxter
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
8
Family
William Baxter (father), Lydia Ashley Baxter mother), Ellen Jannette Harris (wife)
Other Education
Norwich University (VT), University of Vermont (VT)
Occupation
Politician
Attorney or Judge
Businessman
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Whig
Republican
Other Affiliation
Christian Commission
Government
US House of Representatives
State judge
