Proper noun
Haxton (plural Haxtons)
A surname.
After his companion Gerald Haxton died in 1944, Maugham moved back to England. Source: Internet
During his tenure (1890–1911), The Times became associated with selling the Encyclopædia Britannica using aggressive American marketing methods introduced by Horace Everett Hooper and his advertising executive, Henry Haxton. Source: Internet
Maugham was painfully shy, and Haxton the extrovert gathered human material which the author converted to fiction. Source: Internet
Haxton had a successful high school rowing career but had both of his legs amputated due to flesh-eating bacteria. Source: Internet
One of Maugham's friends, describing the difference between Haxton and Searle, said simply: "Gerald was vintage, Alan was vin ordinaire." Source: Internet
On this and all subsequent journeys, he was accompanied by Haxton, whom he regarded as indispensable to his success as a writer. Source: Internet