Virgil Maxcy | |
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 Lithograph of Virgil Maxcy, with Tulip Hill Estate in background | |
| 2nd United States Chargé d'Affaires to Belgium | |
| In office October 24, 1837 – September 17, 1842 | |
| President | Martin Van Buren |
| Preceded by | Hugh S. Legaré |
| Succeeded by | Henry Washington Hilliard |
| 1st Solicitor of the United States Treasury | |
| In office May 29, 1830 – June 15, 1837 | |
| President | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Henry D. Gilpin |
| Maryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1824–1825 | |
| Maryland Senate | |
| In office 1817–1821 | |
| Maryland Executive Council | |
| In office December 1815[1] – December, 1816[2] | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Contee Magruder William H. Ward Thomas G. Addison Samuel Ridout John Murray[4] |
| Succeeded by | William Potter Henry Henley Chapman Richard Frisby James Shaw William H. Ward[4] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1785 Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 1844 (aged 58) (at sea near) Fort Washington, Maryland, U.S. |
| Spouse | Mary Galloway Maxcy |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Profession | Attorney Plantation owner |
Virgil Maxcy (May 5, 1785 – February 28, 1844) was an American political figure. He was born in Massachusetts and spent his adult years in Maryland. He was killed in 1844 in a shipboard accident, when a cannon exploded aboard USS Princeton.
- ^ "Abstract of the Proceedings of the Legislature of Maryland: House of Delegates; Tuesday, December 12, P. M., half past 5 o'clock". Maryland Gazette. Annapolis, MD. December 21, 1815. p. 2.
- ^ "The Senate: Tuesday, Dec. 10". Maryland Gazette. Annapolis, MD. January 9, 1817. p. 3.
- ^ "Governors' Councils, 1777-1838". Archives of Maryland Historical List. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "Governors' Councils, 1777-1838".