Background
Maxey, Thomas S. was born on September 1, 1846 in Brandon, Mississippi, United States. Son of Robert and Harriet Virginia Maxey.
Maxey, Thomas S. was born on September 1, 1846 in Brandon, Mississippi, United States. Son of Robert and Harriet Virginia Maxey.
Served in C.S.A., 1864-1865. Student of University of Mississippi, 1865-1867. Bachelor of Laws, University of Virginia, 1869.
(Doctor of Laws, University of Mississippi, 1888, Tulane University, 1897).
Member Mississippi House of Representatives, 1870. Resigned; practiced at Jefferson, Texas, 1870-1877, at Austin, 1877-1888. United States district judge, Western District of Texas, June 1888-December 14, 1916, resigned.
Member Mississippi House of Representatives, 1870.
Married Lizzie Coffee, October 12, 1871. Married second, Mary Frances Campbell, September 25, 1878.