MAXWELL, Lewis, a Representative from Virginia; born in Chester County, Pa., April 17, 1790; moved with his mother to Virginia about 1800; completed a preparatory course; studied law; was…
MAXWELL, Samuel, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Lodi (then a suburb of Syracuse), N.Y., May 20, 1825; attended the common schools; moved with his family to Michigan in 1844; taught…
MAXWELL, Thomas, a Representative from New York; born at Tioga Point (now Athens), Bradford County, Pa., February 16, 1792; moved to Elmira (then Newtown Point), N.Y., in 1796; appointed…
(Encyclopedia) Davies, Sir Peter MaxwellDavies, Sir Peter Maxwelldāˈvĭs [key], 1934–2016, English composer and conductor, b. Salford, studied Royal Manchester College of Music and Princeton with…
(Encyclopedia) Maxwell, William Keepers, Jr., 1908–2000, American novelist, short-story writer, and editor, b. Lincoln, Ill. Educated at the Univ. of Illinois and Harvard, he began his career as a…
(Encyclopedia) Rich, Penelope, Lady, 1562–1607, the “Stella” of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella (1591). Daughter of Walter Devereux, first earl of Essex, she married (1581) Lord Rich (later…
MAXWELL, Augustus Emmett, (grandfather of Emmett Wilson), a Representative from Florida; born in Elberton, Elbert County, Ga., September 21, 1820; attended private school; was graduated from…
MAXWELL, George Clifford, (father of John Patterson Bryan Maxwell), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Sussex County, N.J., on May 31, 1771; was graduated from Princeton College in 1792…
ROBESON, George Maxwell, (nephew of George Clifford Maxwell), a Representative from New Jersey; born at Oxford Furnace, near Belvidere, Warren County, N.J., March 16, 1829; pursued an academic…
Senate Years of Service: 1997- 2003 Party: Democrat CLELAND, Joseph Maxwell (Max), a Senator from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Ga., August 24, 1942; grew up in Lithonia and graduated from…
