Arthur Edward Baxter died suddenly on 16th June, 1961, at the age of 63.
He was born in London and educated at Northampton and County Grammar School from 1909 to 1916, passing the Inter.B.Sc (London) examination in 1916. After war service he studied for two years at Merchant Venturers’ Technical College, Bristol, and subsequently at Bristol University.
His first position was shift analyst at Oxford in 1919 with Oxford Portland Cement Co., Ltd. In 1920 he joined Capper Pass and Son, Ltd., Bristol, with whom he made his career for over 40 years until his retirement early in 1961.
He worked in the analytical and research laboratories as analyst for ten years, and from 1930 to 1932 was in charge of all sampling (ores and residues). From 1932 to 1949 he worked on various refinery processes, including the production of Chempur tin. During the period 1934-43 he did research on new and existing processes, including work on an electrolytic process for lead. He was appointed assistant works manager in 1944 and works manager in 1949, being responsible for all preliminary treatment and smelting of tin ores and residues and for subsequent refining to alloys. Mr. Baxter remained at Bristol and had been in charge of the extensive rebuilding of the works. He had retired only a few months before his death.
Mr. Baxter was elected to Membership of the Institution in 1958. He had been an Associate of the Royal Institute of Chemistry since 1945.
Vol. 72, Trans I.M.M. 1962-63, pp. 214-215
