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	Elisha Baxter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elisha Baxter was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
		Baxter declined to accept the 1874 nomination for governor and was the last Republican governor to be elected in Arkansas until Winthrop Rockefeller in 1967.
		Elisha Baxter died in Batesville, Arkansas and is buried at Oaklawn Cemetery in Batesville, Arkansas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elisha_Baxter (360 words)

	Brooks-Baxter War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The conflict was a complex political affair with shifting allegiances that eventually led to the intervention of President Ulysses S. Grant, and resulted in the end of Reconstruction in Arkansas as well as the near-breakup of the Republican Party in Arkansas for almost 100 years.
		In the election of 1872, Joseph Brooks under the "Reform Republicans" ticket, challenged Elisha Baxter of the Clayton faction for the office of Governor.
		Baxter was chosen by the Claytonists because he was a native Unionist and they hoped to divide the Democratic and scalawag vote by nominating one of their own.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brooks-Baxter_War (1278 words)

	Baxter County, Arkansas, Official Government Web Site
		Baxter County was formed on March 24, 1873, from parts of Fulton, Izard, Marion and Searcy Counties and was named for Elisha Baxter, then the Governor of Arkansas.
		Baxter County claims the oldest two-story log structure in the state and it was the first courthouse in the state of Arkansas.
		Baxter County was the 12th fastest-growing county in the state, according to the latest census, increasing from 31,186 in 1990 to 38,386 in 2000, a 23.1 percent change.
	www.baxtercounty.org (313 words)

	Wikinfo \| Elisha Baxter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Elisha Baxter (1 September 1827 - 31 May 1899) was a Republican Governor of the State of Arkansas.
		Elisha Baxter was born on 1 September 1827 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Elisha_Baxter (365 words)

	Elisha Baxter
		BAXTER, Elisha, governor of Arkansas, born in Rutherford County, North Carolina, 1 September 1827.
		Baxter was nominated for governor by the wing of the republican party that approved President Grant's administration, the liberal, or Greeley wing, nominating Joseph Brooks.
		Baxter continued to hold the governorship until the adoption of a new state constitution in the autumn of 1874.
	www.famousamericans.net /elishabaxter (539 words)

	Brooks-Baxter War » History of a Landmark » General Information » Old State House
		Baxter, a heavyset man with thinning hair and a former dry goods merchant in Batesville (he had been born in South Carolina) was the leader of the Minstrel Republicans, so-named because one of their leaders, John Price, was a musician.
		Baxter replied that he would "neither resign nor surrender the office unless compelled by force." Catterson obliged him, and Baxter was literally dragged from the office.
		Baxter's troops learned that a flatboat carrying arms from the Fayetteville arsenal was heading down river from Fort Smith, and 40 men left the city aboard the gunboat Hallie to intercept the ship.
	www.oldstatehouse.com /general_information/history/brooksbaxter.asp (4833 words)

	Kate Douglas Wiggin : New Chronicles of Rebecca : Seventh Chronicle: The Little Prophet
		Baxter longed to seek and comfort her Little Prophet sobbing in the tansy bed, the brand of coward on his forehead, and what was much worse, the fear in his heart that he deserved it.
		Baxter discovered that she never did any of these reprehensible things with Bill Peters, she began to believe cows more intelligent creatures than she had supposed them to be, and she was indignant to think Buttercup could count so confidently on the weakness of a small boy and a timid woman.
		Elisha always went to bed at sundown, and Uncle Cash had gone to the doctor's to have his hand dressed, for he had hurt it is some way in the threshing-machine.
	www.classicreader.com /read.php/sid.1/bookid.141/sec.7 (5337 words)

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		The attitudes of the Southern population were bitter and distraught, and the former ties that bound the Confederacy together were torn asunder by the force of Reconstruction.
		Baxter won with a majority of 2,919 votes and was installed into the Governor's office (Thomas 430).
		Baxter wrote President Grant and appealed that he be restored to office.
	asms.k12.ar.us /armem/looper/RESWEB.HTM (1526 words)

	Elijah Burt Family
		Elisha and children: Robert, Jimmie and Lester moved to Lookout Mountain and lived on Elisha's parents farm.
		Elisha and Lizzie farmed on Lookout Mountain living next to the farms of his siblings and parents.
		Elisha was born on April 17, 1876 near Lebanon, DeKalb County, Alabama.
	www.c-zone.net /jon/Family/burt/burt2.htm (2377 words)

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		Baxter *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Goodspeed Publishing Co Copyright.
		Baxter was educated at Batesville, Ark., received a good English education at that place, and in 1877 entered the University of Louisville, from which he graduated in March, 1879.
		Baxter are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Doctor is a member of the I. F., and also belongs to the Encampment of that order.
	ftp.rootsweb.com /pub/usgenweb/ar/izard/bios/eabaxter.txt (360 words)

	Arkansas Encyclopedia Volume B Encyclopedia of Arkansas Arkansas History State of Arkansas
		Baxter County, Arkansas was formed on March 24, 1873, from parts of Fulton, Izard, Marion, and Searcy counties, and was named for Elisha Baxter, then Governor of Arkansas.
		Elisha Baxter was born in Rutherford County, on September 1, 1827.
		Baxter studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1856.
	arkapedia.i8.com /arkapedia/pedia/bbb.html (4085 words)

	CALS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		One of the most turbulent times of Arkansas history, was marked by the election of Governor Elisha Baxter.
		Baxter was born in North Carolina and came to Arkansas in 1852, settling in Batesville.
		Both Brooks and Baxter declared themselves to be governor.
	www.cals.lib.ar.us /butlercenter/facts/baxter.htm (333 words)

	Arkansas. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Because the state refused at first to enfranchise fls, Ark. was not readmitted to the Union until 1868, when a new constitution gave fls the right to vote and hold office.
		Reconstruction in Ark. reached a turbulent climax in the struggle (1874) of 2 Republican claimants to the governorship, Elisha Baxter and Joseph Brooks.
		Baxter’s apparent success in the election was not accepted by Brooks, and followers of the 2 men resorted to violence in what became known as the Brooks-Baxter War.
	www.bartleby.com /69/26/A06826.html (1248 words)

	Arkansas Bar Association \| Publications
		In the 1872 general election one of the factions nominated Elisha Baxter for governor, and the other faction chose Joseph Brooks to head its ticket.
		Baxter was declared the winner and sworn into office, but Brooks contested the election in the state courts.
		Baxter called a special session of the General Assembly, which sided with Baxter.
	www.arkbar.com /Ark_Lawyer_Mag/Articles/HistoricalSocietySummer05.html (780 words)

	1874: The Brooks-Baxter War » Exhibits » Old State House
		Baxter is seen seated at his desk, conversing with his son, age 12 or so.
		Similarly Elisha Baxter, a moderate native Unionist, headed the slate for the Claytonites.
		Baxter was declared the winner in an election marked by irregularities on both sides.
	www.oldstatehouse.com /exhibits/permanent/1836_video_scripts/1874.asp (670 words)

	"A History of Independence County, Arkansas
		Baxter won, but Brooks and some of the men claimed votes had been improperly counted and that he was the actual winner.
		Elisha Baxter was the second governor of Arkansas from Independence County.
		Elisha was elected to the state legislature in 1854 and his interest in politics is said to have been the cause of failure of the business.
	www.knology.net /~lizglenn/april76.htm (21231 words)

	Baxter County, Arkansas Queries
		Elisha and Sarah moved to the Baxter Co., area in the mid 1800's All info is wecome.
		Clarence Davis of Baxter County, son of John Frank and Jane Massey Davis, married Mary Hodge in Marion County, Nov.6,1901 He was 26 and she was 19.
		It was in Baxter county in the 1880 census.
	www.pastracks.com /arbaxter/baxformrslt.htm (10467 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Baxter
		Baxter, A. — of Guston, Meade County, Ky. Republican.
		Baxter, Ruth — of Chester, Hancock County, W.Va. Democrat.
		Baxter, W. — of Bedford, Trimble County, Ky. Democrat.
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/baxter.html (771 words)

	Deborah Baxter — Grant Baxter : ZoomInfo Business People Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Although former Pike President Drew Baxter is at home for the summer in Maryland, the shattered glass and graffiti in the house in...
		Baxter was born Sept. 2, 1928, in Orangeburg, a son of Alberta Chavis Baxter Taylor and Edward Glenn Baxter.
		Baxter was born in Social Circle on May 22, 1908, and had lived in Commerce for the past 60 years.
	www.zoominfo.com /people/level2page2509.aspx (1821 words)

	Arkansas, state, United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Because the state refused at first to enfranchise former slaves, Arkansas was not readmitted to the Union until 1868, when a new constitution gave African Americans the right to vote and hold office.
		Reconstruction in Arkansas reached a turbulent climax in the struggle (1874) of two Republican claimants to the governorship, Elisha Baxter and Joseph Brooks.
		Baxter’s apparent success in the election was not accepted by Brooks, and followers of the two men resorted to violence in what became known as the Brooks-Baxter War.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ar/ArkansSta.html (1430 words)

	HAUNTED ARKANSAS
		Another ghost that is sometimes seen is that of Elisha Baxter, Governor of Arkansas in 1872.
		Baxter in the meantime set up his office down the street and operated his governor seat from that point.
		Baxter was named as the legitimate governor and Brooks was forced to leave.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/arkansas/83077/2 (529 words)

	Baxter County, Arkansas AR, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Baxter County, AR The county was named for Gov. Elisha Baxter
		Baxter County is one of 75 counties in Arkansas.
		This was an increase of 3.75% from the 2000 census.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=11387 (442 words)

	Chronicles of Oklahoma
		Baxter was supported as a regular Republican and Brooks as what was called a "brindletail".
		Browne was an adherent of Baxter in the election and also continued to support him after the controversy arose as to the title to the office of governor.
		Baxter was finally seated and served out his term of office.
	digital.library.okstate.edu /chronicles/v010/v010p442.html (6568 words)

	Media Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Baxter County history can be traced to the fur trappers who settled along major streams and traded with Native Americans until both cultures moved west.
		It was named for Elisha Baxter, governor at the time.
		The town of Cotter, in western Baxter County, was created by the railroad and served as a construction and division headquarters for many decades.
	www.arkansasstateparks.com /media/display.asp?id=222 (1168 words)

	Civil War through Reconstruction, 1861 through 1874 - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
		Brooks was an ordained Methodist minister from Ohio who had served in Arkansas as the chaplain of the Fifty-sixth U.S. Colored Infantry during the war.
		The Regular (pro-Clayton) Republicans responded by nominating Elisha Baxter, a former state legislator from Batesville (Independence County) whose wartime service included the command of a mounted Federal infantry regiment.
		The election was marred by massive fraud, but the Regular Republicans controlled the election machinery, and Baxter was declared the winner.
	www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net /encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=388 (5404 words)

	Arkansas - Political parties
		After the Minstrel candidate, Elisha Baxter, was elected, he proved so independent a governor that some of the party leaders who had supported him attempted to oust him through a court order in April 1874, declaring his defeated opponent, Joseph Brooks, the winner.
		Baxter did not seek reelection-instead Augustus H. Garland was elected, the first of a long series of Bourbon Democrats who were to rule the state well into the 20th century.
		After Reconstruction, fls in Arkansas continued to vote and to be elected to public office; under what became known as the fusion principle, fl Republican and white Democratic leaders in the plantation belt often agreed not to oppose each other's candidates.
	www.city-data.com /states/Arkansas-Political-parties.html (731 words)

	Arkansas Families .net Presents, History of Independence County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Turney, H. Gray, Davis and others, was organized at Batesville under the charge of Col. Elisha Baxter, for the Federal army.
		Baxter, who declined further to command it, turned it over to Lieut.-Col. Bundy, of Chicago, who assumed command.
		In the fall of 1863, Col. Baxter recruited and organized another battalion of six companies at Batesville, known as the Fourth Arkansas Mounted Infantry, or "Steele Guards," the latter name being in honor of Gen. Steele.
	www.arkansasfamilies.net /afamhisindep.htm (5451 words)

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