William Duncan Baxter, SA businessman, politician and financier is born in Dundee, Scotland.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

William Duncan Baxter, SA businessman, politician and financier is born in Dundee, Scotland.

William Duncan Baxter, South African businessperson, politician and financier was born in Dundee, Scotland on 14 June 1868. He was widely respected for his financial sense and honesty. The Baxter Theatre, a performing arts complex was named in honour of him, because of the amount of money he had contributed to the University of Cape Town for the construction of a theatre cent

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01Baxter Theatre, 'History', [online], Available at www.baxter.co.za [Accessed: 28 May 2014]
02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (Eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 215

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South African History Online. (2012, June 8). William Duncan Baxter, SA businessman, politician and financier is born in Dundee, Scotland. . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085843

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South African History Online. "William Duncan Baxter, SA businessman, politician and financier is born in Dundee, Scotland. ." South African History Online. June 8, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085843.