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Mr Alexander Macduff BAXTER (1798 - 1834)
- Date of Birth: 25/06/1798
- Place of Birth: Monziebaird by Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
- Date of Death: 11/03/1834
- Place of Death: Onchan, Isle of Man, England
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Parliamentary Service
| Position | Start | End | Period | Parliament | Notes |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Council | 30 Jan 1829 | 24 Jan 1831 | 1yr(s) 11mth(s) 26day(s) | | Appointed member of the first Legislative Council |
| Attorney General | 30 Jan 1829 | 24 Jan 1831 | 1yr(s) 11mth(s) 26day(s) |  | Resigned 24 January 1831 |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (solicitor). In 1819 he was admitted to Lincoln's Inn and seven years later had an office at Grey's Inn. However he was still dependent on his father, who appealed to Sir George Murray to help his son with a colonial posting or some travelling tutorship. In 1826 he was nominated for the post of Attorney General of New South Wales at an annual salary of £1,400.
Personal
Son (second son and youngest of seven children) of the Reverend Colin Baxter (d. 1835) and his wife Jacobina McDuff.
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1
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