Jonathan Alexander Baxter (1854 - 1927) was a teacher, shoemaker and state legislator in South Carolina.[1] His house at 932 Duke Street is in Georgetown, South Carolina and is part of the Georgetown Historic District.[1] It was built circa 1890.[2]
Baxter was born in Charleston, South Carolina.[3] He grew up in Georgetown, South Carolina, after his family moved there when he was young.[1][4] He attended public schools in Georgetown and worked as a shoemaker for several years after being taught the skill by his father. Afterwards, he worked as a teacher.[3]
Baxter later became an alderman[1][4] and in 1878, he was the commissioner of elections in Georgetown.[3]
He served three terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1884 to 1889.[1] He and other African American state legislators in South Carolina were honored in a resolution during the 2007-2008 session.[5]
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edit- ^ a b c d e "African American Historic Places in South Carolina" (PDF). State Historic Preservation Office. September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan A. Baxter House".
- ^ a b c Tindall, George Brown. South Carolina Negroes, 1877-1900. University of South Carolina Press. p. 60. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ a b Roche, Ramona La (March 9, 2000). Georgetown County, South Carolina. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738503479 – via Google Books.
- ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Search". www.scstatehouse.gov.
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