Percival P. Baxter

Percival Proctor Baxter
53rd Governor of Maine
In office
January 31, 1921 – January 7, 1925
Preceded byFrederic Hale Parkhurst
Succeeded byRalph Owen Brewster
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
1916–1919
Member of the Maine Senate
In office
1909–1910
1919–1921
Personal details
BornNovember 22, 1876
Portland, Maine, U.S.
DiedJune 12, 1969(1969-06-12) (aged 92)
Portland, Maine, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materBowdoin College
Harvard Law School

Percival Proctor Baxter (November 22, 1876 – June 12, 1969) was an American politician and philanthropist from Maine. The son of canning magnate and Portland, Maine, mayor James Phinney Baxter, he served as the 53rd Governor of the U.S. state of Maine from 1921 to 1925. A noted philanthropist, he donated several pieces of land to the public domain including Baxter Woods (Portland), Mackworth Island State Park (Falmouth), and Baxter State Park (Piscataquis County).