Powhatan W. Maxey
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Powhatan W. Maxey (1810–1876) was an American Whig politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1843 to 1845.
Early life
[edit]Powhatan Woolridge Maxey was born on May 7, 1810.[1] His parents were from Virginia, and he had six brothers and seven sisters.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Maxey sat on the Nashville Board of Aldermen.[2] From 1843 to 1845, He served as Mayor of Nashville.[4][5][2] During his tenure, what was then known as Campbell's Hill was bought from George W. Campbell for $30,000 to build the new Tennessee State Capitol.[6] He also served as a Justice of the Peace.[2]
Personal life and death
[edit]Maxey married Julia Hobbs on October 18, 1832.[1] They had six children.[1] He attended McKendree Methodist Church and later, Hobson Chapel Methodist Church.[2] He died on August 8, 1876, and he is buried in the Nashville City Cemetery.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ a b c d e Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith, Death Notices, Christian Advocate, July–December 1876
- ^ Edythe Maxey Clark, The Maxeys of Virginia: A genealogical history of the descendants of Edward and Susannah Maxey, Louisville, Kentucky: Gateway Press, p. 174 [1]
- ^ William Henry McRaven, Nashville, Athens of the South, Tennessee Book Company, 1949, p. 272 [2]
- ^ Nashville Library
- ^ John Trotwood Moore, Austin P. Foster, Tennessee, the volunteer state, 1769-1923, S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1923, Volume 1, p. 428 [3]
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