Thomas
Maxwell (1792-1864)
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Birthplace
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Tioga Point (Athens), Bradford
County, Pa. |
Occupation
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Official,
lawyer |
| Congressional Service |
House 1829-31 (D-N.Y.) |
Newspapers
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 |
Elmira
Gazette, 1834-36 (D) |
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Federal
appointments
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Postmaster
of Elmira, 1834-39 |
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Commissioner
of loans, ca. 1843 |
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| Other
offices |
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Clerk,
Tioga County, N.Y., 1819-29 |
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Deputy
clerk, Chemung County, N.Y., 1836 |
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Treasurer,
Chemung County, 1836-43 |
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Deputy
clerk of state Supreme Court, 1845-? |
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| Notes |
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Served
as a regimental quartermaster during War of 1812 |
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Admitted
to bar in 1832 |
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Arguably,
one
of Andrew Jackson's
editorial appointees though the postmaster appointment seems
to have set Maxwell up as an editor rather than rewarding him for
previous service. |
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Vice
President of New York & Erie Railroad, 1841 |
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