Sidney Smith Baxter | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General of Virginia | |
| In office December 11, 1834 – January 1, 1852 | |
| Preceded by | John Robertson |
| Succeeded by | Willis Perry Bocock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1802 Lexington, Virginia |
| Died | December 7, 1879 (aged 77) Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse | Anna Boucher Nicholls (d. 1846) |
| Children | 7 (but only one survived him) |
| Alma mater | Washington College (became Washington and Lee University in his lifetime) |
Sidney Smith Baxter (November 18, 1802 – December 7, 1879) was a Virginia lawyer who served as Attorney General of Virginia from 1834 until 1852, and who later worked as a commissioner for the Confederate Secretary of War investigating claims of political persecution, particularly in the Commonwealth's western regions.[1]