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strike that. Armstrong's History of Escambia County spells the middle name as Emmet. that's what i'm going with.
{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name =Augustus Emmett Emmet Maxwell
| image_name =AEMaxwell.jpg
| image_size =288px
| children =[[Evelyn C. Maxwell]]
}}
'''Augustus Emmett Emmet Maxwell''' was an attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a [[Wikipedia:United States House of Representatives|congressman]] and [[Wikipedia:Congress of the Confederate States|Confederate senator]], and held several positions in the Florida state government.
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]].
==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==
