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]

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.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John A. Scudder	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's at-large congressional district 1815–1819	Succeeded by Benjamin Bennet