Nestor Maxan

Full Name: Nestor Maxan
Date of death: February 5, 1878

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 69 Mar 21, 1861 - Nov 4, 1861 8th (1)     Brownsville / Cameron   Cameron, Hidalgo

(1) Nestor Maxan, sworn 3/21/1861, succeeded Edward Dougherty, resigned 2/9/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 69
Mar 21, 1861 - Nov 4, 1861
Legislatures: 8th (1)  
Home City/County: Brownsville / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo

(1) Nestor Maxan, sworn 3/21/1861, succeeded Edward Dougherty, resigned 2/9/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Biographical Sketches

  • Description of Nestor Maxan's law practice with Stephen Powers, p. 124. "Stephen Powers and Nestor Maxan partnered to create one of the most influential law firms on the frontier. Powers was the first attorney in Cameron County . . . ," p. 304. I Would Rather Sleep in Texas: a History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the People of the Santa Anita Land Grant, 2003.

Other Resources

  • Account of the duel between Nestor Maxan and Miguel de la Pena in which Maxan was fatally wounded, pp. [347]-351. I Would Rather Sleep in Texas: a History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the People of the Santa Anita Land Grant, 2003.
  • Account of the duel in Matamoros, Mexico, between Nestor Maxan and M. de la Pena resulting in Maxan's death, 2/23/1878, p. 2. San Marcos Free Press.

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