"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." -Chris Cosgriff, ODMP Founder
Captain Josiah D. Baxter
Plymouth Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Monday, May 3, 1875
Age: 57
Tour: 17 years
Captain Baxter was shot and killed while trying to arrest a domestic abuser. The suspect was captured a short time later.
The suspect was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to prison.
Captain Baxter was survived by his wife. [odmp.org]
My Notes:
The son of James Baxter (born in New Bedford) and Mary Wiswell (born in Boston).
Place of birth: Plymouth
The husband of Elizabeth B. Rogers.
Occupation: Police Officer
Age 57 years, 3 months, 17 days
Cause of death: Gun Shot Wound of the Head (Capt. Baxter was killed by Christopher Stoddard)
Place of burial: Burial Hill
Josiah and Elizabeth were the parents of:
Josiah Francis Baxter (1841–1904)
Charles Irving Baxter (1859–1861)
[Tues, May 4, 1875 Boston Daily Advertiser Page: 1]
Mr. Baxter, the murdered man, was a gentleman of excellent character, an active politician, and for some time a Deputy state constable. His family consists of a wife living here and a son, Josiah F. Baxter, principal of a grammar school in Winchester, Mass.
Captain Josiah D. Baxter
Plymouth Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Monday, May 3, 1875
Age: 57
Tour: 17 years
Captain Baxter was shot and killed while trying to arrest a domestic abuser. The suspect was captured a short time later.
The suspect was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to prison.
Captain Baxter was survived by his wife. [odmp.org]
My Notes:
The son of James Baxter (born in New Bedford) and Mary Wiswell (born in Boston).
Place of birth: Plymouth
The husband of Elizabeth B. Rogers.
Occupation: Police Officer
Age 57 years, 3 months, 17 days
Cause of death: Gun Shot Wound of the Head (Capt. Baxter was killed by Christopher Stoddard)
Place of burial: Burial Hill
Josiah and Elizabeth were the parents of:
Josiah Francis Baxter (1841–1904)
Charles Irving Baxter (1859–1861)
[Tues, May 4, 1875 Boston Daily Advertiser Page: 1]
Mr. Baxter, the murdered man, was a gentleman of excellent character, an active politician, and for some time a Deputy state constable. His family consists of a wife living here and a son, Josiah F. Baxter, principal of a grammar school in Winchester, Mass.
"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." -Chris Cosgriff, ODMP Founder
Captain Josiah D. Baxter
Plymouth Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Monday, May 3, 1875
Age: 57
Tour: 17 years
Captain Baxter was shot and killed while trying to arrest a domestic abuser. The suspect was captured a short time later.
The suspect was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to prison.
Captain Baxter was survived by his wife. [odmp.org]
My Notes:
The son of James Baxter (born in New Bedford) and Mary Wiswell (born in Boston).
Place of birth: Plymouth
The husband of Elizabeth B. Rogers.
Occupation: Police Officer
Age 57 years, 3 months, 17 days
Cause of death: Gun Shot Wound of the Head (Capt. Baxter was killed by Christopher Stoddard)
Place of burial: Burial Hill
Josiah and Elizabeth were the parents of:
Josiah Francis Baxter (1841–1904)
Charles Irving Baxter (1859–1861)
[Tues, May 4, 1875 Boston Daily Advertiser Page: 1]
Mr. Baxter, the murdered man, was a gentleman of excellent character, an active politician, and for some time a Deputy state constable. His family consists of a wife living here and a son, Josiah F. Baxter, principal of a grammar school in Winchester, Mass.
Captain Josiah D. Baxter
Plymouth Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Monday, May 3, 1875
Age: 57
Tour: 17 years
Captain Baxter was shot and killed while trying to arrest a domestic abuser. The suspect was captured a short time later.
The suspect was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to prison.
Captain Baxter was survived by his wife. [odmp.org]
My Notes:
The son of James Baxter (born in New Bedford) and Mary Wiswell (born in Boston).
Place of birth: Plymouth
The husband of Elizabeth B. Rogers.
Occupation: Police Officer
Age 57 years, 3 months, 17 days
Cause of death: Gun Shot Wound of the Head (Capt. Baxter was killed by Christopher Stoddard)
Place of burial: Burial Hill
Josiah and Elizabeth were the parents of:
Josiah Francis Baxter (1841–1904)
Charles Irving Baxter (1859–1861)
[Tues, May 4, 1875 Boston Daily Advertiser Page: 1]
Mr. Baxter, the murdered man, was a gentleman of excellent character, an active politician, and for some time a Deputy state constable. His family consists of a wife living here and a son, Josiah F. Baxter, principal of a grammar school in Winchester, Mass.
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