Background
Maynard, Horace was born on August 30, 1814 in Westboro, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ephraim and Diana (Gogswell) Maynard.
congressman United States Postmaster General
Maynard, Horace was born on August 30, 1814 in Westboro, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ephraim and Diana (Gogswell) Maynard.
Graduate Amherst College, 1838.
Instructor, professor mathematics U. East. Tennessee, 1839-1841. Admitted to Tennessee bar, 1844, practiced in Knoxville. Member United States House of Representatives from Tennessee, 35th-37th congresses, 1857-1863, 39th-43d congresses, 1866-1875.
Attorney general Tennessee, 1863-1865.
Delegate Southern Loyalist Convention, Philadelphia, 1866. Minister to Turkey, 1875-1880.
United States postmaster general, 1880-1881.
Member United States House of Representatives from Tennessee, 35th-37th congresses, 1857-1863, 39th-43d congresses, 1866-1875.
Married Laura Washburn, August 30, 1840, 7 children.