Joseph Edward Maxwell (November 14, 1802 – March 8, 1886) was a Georgia politician. Maxwell was born in Liberty County, Georgia, November 14, 1802; his ancestors (from

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, Scotland) had settled in that county in 1748. He graduated from Yale College in 1823. He studied law, and was admitted to the

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of his native State, but inherited wealth relieved him from the necessity of practicing his profession. In 1826 he married Sarah Martha Holmes, of Liberty County, who survived him, with five children. 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. During his later years he resided with a married daughter, near

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, Georgia, and there he died, very suddenly, while resting after his return from his usual midday walk, March 8, 1886, in his 84th year.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:maxwell, joseph edward 1802 births 1886 deaths People from Liberty County, Georgia Members of the Georgia General Assembly Yale College alumni 19th-century American legislators