About Sylvester Maxwell
Lived 1775 – 1858 (aged 83). Sylvester Maxwell was an American politician and lawyer.
Sylvester Maxwell (April 16, 1775 – December 21, 1858) was an American politician and lawyer from Massachusetts.
Early life Sylvester Maxwell was born on April 16, 1775, in Heath, Province of Massachusetts Bay, to Hugh Maxwell. He graduated from Yale University in 1797.
In 1798, Maxwell taught an academy in Burke County, Georgia. He then returned to Massachusetts and studied law with Judge Hinckley of Northampton, Massachusetts, and was admitted to the bar.
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Who was Sylvester Maxwell?
American lawyer and legislator
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Sylvester Maxwell was born on 16 April 1775.
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Sylvester Maxwell died on 21 December 1858.
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Sylvester Maxwell was a politician and lawyer.
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Sylvester Maxwell was American.
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