Baxter Ward

Baxter Ward, born Baxter Ward Schwellenbach (November 5, 1919 – February 4, 2002) was a television news anchor who served two terms on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Prior to his election on the board, he ran third in an unsuccessful bid to unseat Sam Yorty for Mayor of Los Angeles in 1969. The nephew of Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach, Ward was born in Superior, Wisconsin, and grew up in Ephrata, Washington. He ran for mayor of Los Angeles one last time in 1989 against Mayor Tom Bradley. Ward died in 2002, following a long battle with lung cancer. He was 82 years old.

Baxter Ward

Baxter Ward, born Baxter Ward Schwellenbach (November 5, 1919 – February 4, 2002) was a television news anchor who served two terms on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Prior to his election on the board, he ran third in an unsuccessful bid to unseat Sam Yorty for Mayor of Los Angeles in 1969. The nephew of Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach, Ward was born in Superior, Wisconsin, and grew up in Ephrata, Washington. He ran for mayor of Los Angeles one last time in 1989 against Mayor Tom Bradley. Ward died in 2002, following a long battle with lung cancer. He was 82 years old.