The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-03
SENATOR BAXTER
IS CALLED BEYOND
MONDAY MORNING
LAWYER, CAPITALIST AND MEM
Der OF LEGISLATURE DIES
IN NASHVILLE.
WAS BORN In MAURY COUNTY
Was But Fifteen When War Began,
But Was Soldier Through II All,
Being With Forrest Good Portion
OF the Time.


Being With Forrest a Good Portion
OF the Time.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 30.-Death
claimed one of Nashville's foremost
citizens, known throughout the South
early Monday morning when Hon.
Nathaniel Baxter, Jr., Confederate
veteran, member of the state legisla-
ture, lawyer, farmer and capitalist,
died following an illness of several
days duration of acute pneumonia.
While little hope had been held for
several days for the recovery of Sen.
ator Baxter, news of his death will
cause great sorrow not only in Nash.
vile, but throughout the state of Ten.
nessee. A man of firm political con,
victions, yet a courteous Southern
gentleman at all times, admired for
his integrity of character, lofty
ideals and high standard of life, the
state will lose in the death of Sena.
tor Baxter one of its foremost men.
Senator Baxter died at 4:25 O'Clock
Monday morning. He had been i'll
for about ten days, having suffered
a severe bilious attack while serving
as member of the senate. Later
the case of pneumonia developed
Members of his family and close per
sonal friends were in attendance
when Mr.. Baxter died at his home
III Eighth avenue, north.
Senator Nat Baxter was born in
1916 in Maury county, in the city OF
Columbia, the home of many of Ten
nessee's great statesmen. When he
was still youth his father moved to
Davidson county and located on q
farm near what is now Glendale park
Young Baxter while here attended
Campbell's school of the neighbor
hood.
When the call to arms sounded il
1861, Senator Baxter. though ther
but fifteen years Of age, hearkenet
to that call, He Joined the Confeder
ate army in October of that year, ant
was assigned to Freeman's battery
and artillery.
Two years later he was placed II
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forests com
mand. Senator Baxter was twic'
wounded during the war-the frs
wound, a serious one, being receives
sat Macon. Ga, following the battle. Q
ATLANTA. Senator Baxter was a
Johnsonville when the federal boat
were burned. At the battle of Frank
lin he was captured and spent tn
next six months at Fort Dearborn
After that he joined Johnson's arm
and surrendered with him at Hills
boro, N. c.
After the war Senator Baxter re
turned to Nashville, and began tn
reading of law. For several year
after becoming member of the ba
he practiced in partnership with hi
brother. In 1871 he was appointe
clerk and master OF the CHANGER
court of Davidson county and serve
there until 1877. Following this h
became the clerk Of the suprem
court and held this position for 81
years. He was about this time cleo
ed president of the First Nations
Bank and was in this position 70
eight years. He then~resignedsto b.
come president Of the Tennessee Goa
& Iron Company.
After occupying this position for
number of years he resigned and Il
Gated on a farm in West Nashvill,
He had one of the finest farms in tn
whole state.
Senator Baxter two years ago wa
elected senator from Davidson coul
ty, and as the regular democrats wer
at that time in control of the uppe
body they honored him by electin
him to the speakership. He presi,
ed in this important position wit
dignity, firmness and fairness, and &
the close of the session was presen
ed with remembrance by the whol
senate body as token of the esteel
in which he was held and because
his personal worth as a man. H
was reelected to the senate last yea
and his death removes one of tn
most valuable members of that bod