Photograph, Carte De Visite - Governor Elisha Baxter

 
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Carte De Viste, Elisha Baxter, 1860
Photograph, Carte De Visite - Governor Elisha Baxter
Carte De Viste, Elisha Baxter, 1860
Carte De Viste, Elisha Baxter, 1860

Photograph, Carte De Visite - Governor Elisha Baxter

Object number2004.049.02
Date1860
OriginLittle Rock, Arkansas
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions2 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. (6.4 x 10.5 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    DescriptionA carte de visite photograph of Elisha Baxter. "Gov Elisha Baxter of Brooks Baxter war in Arkansas" is written in pencil on the back. "Bankes' Gallery of Photographic Art," S.E. Corner of Main and Markham Sts. Little Rock, Ark. Duplicates of this picture may be had at any time" is printed on the back.

    Elisha Baxter was born on September 1, 1827 in Rutherford County, North Carolina and was first generation American. He married Harriet Patton on August 16, 1849 and they had six children. The Baxters moved to Batesville, Arkansas in 1852 and in 1858 he was elected to the lower house of the state legislature. In 1873, Baxter became the tenth Governor of Arkansas. During his tenure, he was ousted from the State House by Joseph Brooks and his supports resulting in the Brooks-Baxter War. However, Baxter was restored to the governorship by President Ulysses S. Grant. The 1874 election saw the end of Baxter in the State House, with Augustus H. Garland wining the governorship, and he retired from politics four years later. Baxter passed away on May 31, 1899 and is buried in Batesville’s Okalawn Cemetery.
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    Not on view
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