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Paxton, Alexander Gallatin was born on October 3, 1896 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States.
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Alexander Gallatin Paxton
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Alexander Gallatin Paxton, American Cotton merchant. Decorated Air medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star. Member advisory commission Civil War Centennial; president Mississippi Heart Association Major general United States Army, 1940-1945, 51, PTO, Korea; Lieutenant general Mississippi National Guard retired; Member Rotary.
Education
Graduate, Washington and Lee University, 1917.
Career
Owner, operator, A.G. Paxton Company, cotton shippers, domestic export, Greenville, Mississippi president, A.G. Paxton Company, cotton merchants. Member of New York Cotton Exch., Greenville Cotton Executive.
Achievements
Membership
Member advisory commission Civil War Centennial. President Mississippi Heart Association Major general United States Army, 1940-1945, 51, PTO, Korea. Lieutenant general Mississippi National Guard retired.
Member Rotary.
Connections
M. Ruth Chapman, 1923. Children: Robert Gallatin, Mary Burton Paxton Glasco.
