Joseph Edward Maxwell

Joseph Edward Maxwell (November 14, 1802 – March 8, 1886) was a Georgia politician.[1]

Maxwell was born in Liberty County, Georgia, November 14, 1802; his ancestors (from Maxwellton, Dumfries, Scotland) had settled in that county in 1748.[1]

He graduated from Yale College in 1823.[1] He studied law, and was admitted to the bar of his native State, but inherited wealth relieved him from the necessity of practicing his profession.[1] In 1826 he married Sarah Martha Holmes, of Liberty County, who survived him, with five children.[1] Modest and retiring, he sought no public position, and only held office for a single term as the representative of his native county in the Georgia Legislature.[1] During his later years he resided with a married daughter, near Grovetown, Georgia, and there he died, very suddenly, while resting after his return from his usual midday walk, March 8, 1886, in his 84th year.[1]

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the 1886 Yale Obituary Record.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Yale Obituary Record (45th ed.). New Haven, Connecticut: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. 1886. p. 284.
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