The
families of Nathaniel Baxter and Robert Jackson were prominent Nashville, Tennessee
families, and closely affiliated with Vanderbilt University. Three generations
of the family served on the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust.
The
families of Nathaniel Baxter and Robert Jackson were prominent Nashville, Tennessee
families, and closely affiliated with Vanderbilt University. Three generations
of the family served on the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust.
Nathaniel Baxter, Sr. [1812-1895] came to Nashville when it was still wilderness. He was an attorney, prominent in the business, legal and social life of Nashville.
Nathaniel Baxter, Jr. [1844-1913] born in Columbia, Tennessee, later became a Senator from Davidson County, Nashville, Tennessee. He joined the Confederate Army at the age of 16. He fought in many battles including the battle of Franklin, was twice wounded during the Civil War, and when discharged had attained the rank of captain. He became a lawyer, businessman, and became Speaker of the Senate in 1911, and a member of the Board of Trust of Vanderbilt University.
Jere Baxter [ -1904]. Illiteracy was to his mind the most threatening peril of the times. He was largely instrumental, as a member of the Senate in 1903, in securing the legislation of that session for the improvement of the common schools. He was founder of the Tennessee Central Railroad.
Robert
F. Jackson [ -1933], born in Jackson, Tennessee and a 1881 Vanderbilt University
graduate, was a prominent attorney and leader in social, civic, religious and
educational circles in Nashville. He worked with the following organizations:
Nashville Bar and Library Association, Council of the American Bar Association,
State Bar Association, Board of Stewards of the West End Methodist Church, Round
Table Club, Old Oak Club, and Belle Meade Country Club. He was also a member
of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust.
Mrs. Robert F. Jackson (Mannie B.) [ -1959], a native of Nashville, was a social and civic leader. She worked with the following organizations: West End Methodist Church, Nashville Chapter of the American Red cross, Bundles For Britain, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Tennessee, Ladies Hermitage Association, Polk Memorial Association, Garden Club of Nashville, McDowell Music Club, Centennial Club, Belle Meade Country Club, English Speaking Union, and Review Club. For many years, she served as president of the Vanderbilt Aid Society, and the Vanderbilt Garden Club.
The Nathaniel Baxter/Robert Jackson Papers were donated to Vanderbilt University
by Mrs. Eunice Holderness Ridley, the grand-daughter of Mrs. Robert R. Jackson
in 1976.
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