Walter L. Dexter

{{Short description|American politician}}

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| name = Walter L. Dexter

| image = Walter Lovejoy Dexter.png

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| birth_name = Walter Lovejoy Dexter

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1841|12|19}}

| birth_place = Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1920|06|17|1841|12|19}}

| death_place = Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

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| occupation = Farmer, politician

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| party = Democratic

| office = Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

| term = 1878

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Walter Lovejoy Dexter (December 19, 1841 – June 17, 1920) was an American farmer and politician.

Born in the town of Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Dexter was a farmer. He served as chairman of the Pleasant Prairie Town Board and as town treasurer. In 1878, Dexter served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat. Later, he served as sheriff of Kenosha County. Dexter died at his home in Pleasant Prairie.Wisconsin Blue Book 1878, Biographical Sketch of Walter L. Dexter, pg. 473"Wisconsin News-Walter L. Dexter", Manitowoc Herald News, June 22, 1920, pg. 4