William Edward Baxter
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William Edward Baxter (1825 Dundee – 10 August 1890) was a British politician and traveller.
Educated at the High School of Dundee and Edinburgh University, he became a partner in his father's firm of Edward Baxter & Co. (afterwards W. E. Baxter & Co.). He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Montrose burghs from 1855-85, and served as Secretary to the Admiralty from 1868-71 and as Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1871-3. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1873.
He published various works on foreign travel. He served as President of the first day of the 1883 Co-operative Congress.[1]
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- ^ Congress Presidents 1869-2002, February 2002, <http://archive.co-op.ac.uk/downloadFiles/congressPresidentstable.pdf>. Retrieved on 10 May 2008
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