J.Roy Baxter
1968 - J. Roy Baxter, D.O.T. Representative in
London,
England, for the past two
years, has retired after nearly 44 years
in the government service.
Born at Carleton Place, Ont., in 1907,
Mr. Baxter received his education in
Smiths Falls and Ottawa.
He entered government service in
1924 with the Department of Colonization
and Immigration and transferred to
the Canadian Travel Bureau in the Department
of Railway and Canals in 1934.
In 1936, he joined the personnel division of the newly
formed Department of Transport,
his
first
task
being
the administration
of
personnel
for
Air
Services.
In 1948, he was appointed
chief of personnel; in 1954,
director of personnel and information
services; in 1955, director of
administration and personnel; and
in 1956, assistant deputy minister, personnel and administration.
Mr. Baxter is a past
president and co-founder of the
Public Personnel Institute and a past
president and cofounder of the
Civil Service Recreational Association.
