About George C. Maxwell
Lived 1771 – 1816 (aged 44). George C. Maxwell was an American politician and lawyer.
George Clifford Maxwell (March 16, 1768 – May 26, 1835) 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 sat in Congress.
Biography Born in Sussex County, New Jersey, Maxwell graduated from Princeton College in 1792. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1797 and practiced in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1801 to 1803.
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 on March 16, 1835. He was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Raritan Township, New Jersey.
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Who was George C. Maxwell?
American politician (1771-1816)
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George C. Maxwell was born on 31 May 1771 in Sussex County.
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George C. Maxwell died on 16 March 1816 in Flemington.
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George C. Maxwell was a politician and lawyer.
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George C. Maxwell was American.
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