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Maxwell was born in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia, in [[1821]]. He graduated from the University of Virginia in [[1841]] and was admitted to the bar in Alabama in [[1843]]. Maxwell practised law in Eutaw, Alabama for two years before moving to [[Tallahassee, Florida]] in [[1845]]. He became [[Wikipedia:Florida Attorney General|Attorney General of the State of Florida]] in [[1846]] and held that position through [[1847]] when he became a [[Florida House of Representatives|state representative]]. Maxwell served as [[Florida Secretary of State]] in [[1848]], and as a [[Florida State Senate|state senator]] in [[1849]] and [[1850]].

==Pre-Civil War career==Maxwell became [[Wikipedia:Florida Attorney General|Attorney General of the State of Florida]] in [[1846]] and held that position through [[1847]] when he became a [[Florida House of Representatives|state representative]]. Maxwell served as [[Florida Secretary of State]] in [[1848]], and as a [[Florida State Senate|state senator]] in [[1849]] and [[1850]]. He was elected to the [[Wikipedia:United States House of Representatives|United States House of Representatives]] from Florida in [[1852]], taking office in [[1853]] and serving in that capacity through [[1857]]. From [[1857]] through [[1861]], Maxwell served as the United States Navy agent at Pensacola. ==During and after the war==After the outbreak of the [[Wikipedia:American Civil War|Civil War]], Maxwell served as a Senator from Florida in the [[Wikipedia:Congress of the Confederate States|Confederate Congress]], serving both the First and Second Congresses from [[1862]] through the end of the war in [[1865]]. After the end of the war, Maxwell served as a justice on the [[Wikipedia:Florida Supreme Court|Florida Supreme Court]] in [[1865]] and [[1866]], as a circuit court judge from [[1877]] to [[1885]], and again as a Ftate State Supreme Court justice from [[1887]] to [[1891]]. ==Elections==In his election for the [[Wikipedia:United States House of Representatives|United States House of Representatives]] in [[1852]], Maxwell secured about 50.12% of the vote. In his bid for reelection two years later he received 55.26% of votes cast.<ref>http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=115783</http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=115783</ref> ==References==<references/>