Samuel Bell Maxey
Born: March 30, 1825
Birthplace: Tompkinsville, Kentucky
Father: Rice Maxey 1800 – 1878
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Texas)
Mother: Lucy Pope Bell 1794 – 1866
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Texas)
Wife: Marilda Cass Denton 1833 – 1908
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Texas)
Children:
Dora Belle Rowell Maxey Lightfoot 1857 – 1884
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Texas)
Education:
1846: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (58th in class)
Occupation before War:
1846 – 1847: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 7th Infantry Regiment
1847: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 8th Infantry Regiment
1847: Brevet 1st Lt. for Gallantry in Two Mexican War Battles
1847 – 1849: 1st Lt. United States Army, 7th Infantry Regiment
1849: Resigned from United States Army on September 17th
1851 – 1857: Attorney in Clinton County, Kentucky
1852 – 1856: Clerk of Circuit Courts and Master in Chancery
1857 – 1861: Attorney in Paris, Texas
1858 – 1859: United States District Attorney in Lamar Co., Texas
Civil War Career:
1861: Delegate to Texas State Secession Convention
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 9th Texas Infantry Regiment
Built Bridges near Chattanooga, Tennessee
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Participated in the Siege of Port Hudson
1863 - 1864: Confederate Commander of Indian Territory
He prevented the Union Army Invasion of Texas
1864 – 1865: Major General of Confederate Army Infantry
1865: Division Commander in Houston, Texas
1865: Resigned from Army on May 22, 1865
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1875: Attorney in Paris, Texas
1867: Pardoned by President Andrew Johnson on July 20, 1867
1872: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Representative
1873: Declined to be Judge of 8th District Court of Texas
1875 – 1887: United States Senator from Texas
Improved Postal and Rail Service in Texas Argued against tariff increase
Died: August 16, 1895
Place of Death: Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Age at time of Death: 70 years old
Cause of Death: Intestinal Problems
Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Texas
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