Biography William Maxwell (railroad executive)

1 biography

1.1 years , education
1.2 district attorney of tioga county
1.3 new york , erie railroad
1.4 family

biography
early years , education

guy maxwell father , founder of maxwell family. managed banks, dug canals, , adopted chief tribe of seneca indians.

william maxwell, guy maxwell s third son, born @ tioga point, athens, pennsylvania, february 11, 1794. parents moved year newtown point, elmira. educated in local schools, , studied law in office of fletcher mathews, distinguished member of bar @ time.

chemung canal bank building, chartered in july 1833.


district attorney of tioga county

in 1822 district attorney of tioga county, of chemung county part; in 1829 surrogate of county, , member of assembly in 1828 , in 1847. delegate county state constitutional convention of 1846. prominent in public affairs of town , county, , connected formation of chemung canal bank, 1 of earliest enterprises of kind in southern tier.

at 1 time of land in third , seventh wards of city of elmira, , reaching beyond 2 or 3 miles toward horseheads, stood in name. power in democratic party in times in region, , said became order of things. largely through push , influence chemung canal constructed, , enterprise , money helped on of railroad enterprises in elmira.

new york , erie railroad

he became interested in project of new york , erie railroad, , influential delegate several of conventions held adopt measures looking furthering of prospects of undertaking.

map of new york & erie rail road constructions, 1844

it part took @ convention held @ owego in spring of 1842 brought him prominence in erie affairs resulted in being made president in fall of year.

family

he married zerwiah baldwin, september 15, 1814, daughter of william , azubah baldwin, pioneers of chemung valley. 1 son born mr. maxwell, died in infancy. adopted daughter niece of mrs. maxwell, azubah mcquhae. mr. maxwell died @ maxwell park, elmira, november 22, 1856. old-timer @ elmira pays tribute william maxwell:

remember him ever since can remember anything. lived in 1 of beautiful spots in valley, big brick house, great lawn, , lots of trees, must have belonged original forest there. fond of children, , have played hours in , house. fitted intellect , education fill position in country, president down.




^ edward harold mott between ocean , lakes: story of erie. collins, 1899. p. 461-62
^ outline history of tioga , bradford counties in pennsylvania, chemung, steuben, tioga, tompkins , schuyler in new york. elmira, ny: gazette company. 1885. 
^ ausburn towner, of washington, d. c, whom edward harold mott declared himself indebted sketch