1902: John Baxter

John Baxter, Dereham, Tillsonburg

 Born in Malahide Township in 1849, John Baxter married Sarah Bigham on December 22, 1875 in Dereham Township. They would settle on Lot 21, Concession 10 near Brownsville, Ontario, where he worked as a farmer.

He served on County Council from 1899 to 1902 as Councillor for County Council Division No. 4 Dereham and Tillsonburg. He would be elected Warden in 1902. 

John Baxter passed away in Tillsonburg, Ontario, at the age of sixty-five, on September 5, 1914.