George C. Maxwell

George Clifford Maxwell (May 31, 1771 – March 16, 1816) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey, father of John Patterson Bryan Maxwell. Maxwell's nephew George M. Robeson was United States Secretary of the Navy and also served in Congress.[1]

George Clifford Maxwell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's At-large district
In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 Serving with Adam Boyd Lewis Condict Jacob Hufty James Morgan Thomas Newbold
Succeeded by	Districts only
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
In office 1801–1803
President	Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by	Frederick Frelinghuysen
Succeeded by	William Sanford Pennington
Personal details
Born	March 16, 1768 Sussex County, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	May 26, 1835 (aged 67) Flemington, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse(s)	Rachel Bryan Maxwell
Education	Princeton University (BA)(1792)

Biography

Born in Sussex County, New Jersey, Maxwell was graduated from Princeton College in 1792. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1797 and practiced in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1801 to 1803.[2]

Maxwell was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth Congress (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813). He resumed the practice of law in Flemington, New Jersey, where he died March 16, 1816. He was interred in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Raritan Township, New Jersey.

References

1. George Maxwell Robeson, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 24, 2007.
2. U.S. Attorney's Office District of New Jersey, A Rich History of Service Archived December 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

• United States Congress. "George C. Maxwell (id: M000267)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.