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Maxwell family of Pensacola, Florida

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Walker Anderson (1801-1857) — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Petersburg, Va., 1801. Lawyer; member of Florida territorial House of Representatives, 1830; member of Florida territorial senate, 1830; delegate to Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County, 1838-39; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1841-42; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1851-53. Died January 18, 1857 (age about 55 years). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.

		Relatives: Father-in-law of Augustus Emmet Maxwell; grandfather of Evelyn C. Maxwell.
		Political family: Maxwell family of Pensacola, Florida.

Augustus Emmet Maxwell (1820-1903) — also known as Augustus E. Maxwell — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla.; Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Elberton, Elbert County, Ga., September 21, 1820. Democrat. Lawyer; Florida state attorney general, 1846-47; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1847; secretary of state of Florida, 1848-49; member of Florida state senate, 1849-50; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1853-57 (1st District 1853-55, at-large 1855-57); Senator from Florida in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1865-66, 1887-91; circuit judge in Florida, 1877-85; delegate to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885. Slaveowner. Died in Chipley, Washington County, Fla., May 5, 1903 (age 82 years, 226 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.

		Relatives: Son-in-law of Walker Anderson; father of Evelyn C. Maxwell; grandfather of Emmett Wilson.
		Political family: Maxwell family of Pensacola, Florida.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Evelyn C. Maxwell — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Alabama. Lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1890; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1902-04; resigned 1904. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Augustus Emmet Maxwell; grandson of Walker Anderson.
		Political family: Maxwell family of Pensacola, Florida.

Emmett Wilson (1882-1918) — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Belize, September 17, 1882. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, 1907-09; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1912; U.S. Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1913-17. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., May 29, 1918 (age 35 years, 254 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.

		Relatives: Grandson of Augustus Emmet Maxwell.
		Political family: Maxwell family of Pensacola, Florida.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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