Portus Baxter | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Homer Elihu Royce |
| Succeeded by | Worthington Curtis Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 4, 1806 Brownington, Vermont, US |
| Died | March 4, 1868 (aged 61) Washington, D.C., US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ellen Jannette Harris |
| Children | William H. Baxter (1833–1843) Jedediah Hyde Baxter (1835–1836) Jedediah Hyde Baxter (1837–1890) Myron Leslie Baxter (1840–1895) Henry Clay Baxter (1844–1890) William P. Baxter (1847–1911)[1] |
| Alma mater | Norwich Military Academy and University of Vermont |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Portus Baxter (December 4, 1806 – March 4, 1868) was a nineteenth-century banker, farmer, and politician from Vermont. He served three terms as a U.S. Representative from the state's 3rd Congressional District from 1861 to 1867.
- ^ Joseph Nickerson Baxter, Memorial of the Baxter Family, 1879, pages 79-80