James Maynard

Background

Maynard, James was born on July 15, 1853 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Horace and Laura Ann (Washburn) Maynard.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Tennessee, 1872, Master of Arts, 1875. Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1874. Bachelor of Laws, George Washington, 1885.

Master of Laws, 1892.

Career

Committee clerk on Banking and Currency, House of Representatives, Washington, 1874-1875. Commissioner to take testimony for Southern Claims Commission, 1875-1876. Marshal to Consular Courts in Turkey, 1876-1880.

In postal service, Washington, 1880-1894.

Practiced law, Knoxville, 1894-1898. Lecturer on international law, University of Tennessee, 1897-1898.

Manufacturer, since 1898. President and director Brookside Mills.

Director Mechanics Bank & Trust Company, 1896-1922.

President board of trustees Knox Company Industrial School, since 1895. Trustee University of Tennessee, 1896-1919 (treasurer 1900-1914), Lawson McGhee Library, since 1915. Member Board State Charities of Tennessee, since 1905.

Republican member State Board of Election Commissioners, 1909-1913.

Achievements

• James Maynard has been listed as a noteworthy manufacturer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Board State Charities of Tennessee, since 1905. Member State Board of Election Commissioners, 1909-1913.

Connections

Married Caroline Jones Taylor, April. Married second, Andasia R. Purnell, December 16, 1911. Children: James (deceased), Horace (deceased).

Father:

Horace Maynard

Mother:

Laura Ann (Washburn) Maynard

Spouse:

Andasia R. Purnell

Spouse:

Caroline Jones Taylor

child:

James Maynard (deceased)

child:

Horace Maynard (deceased)