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203:(24 June 1825 – 10 August 1890) was a Scottish businessman,
298:, was a noted businessman and philanthropist and his aunt,
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523:"Death of the Right Hon. W. E. Baxter Ex-MP".
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881:Scottish travel writers
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249:William Ewart Gladstone
225:University of Edinburgh
189:University of Edinburgh
168:later Liberal Unionists
83:William Ewart Gladstone
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444:Baxter, William Edward
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201:William Edward Baxter
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30:William Edward Baxter
26:The Right Honourable
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