Powhatan W. Maxey (1810–1876) was an American Whig politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1843 to 1845.
Early life Powhatan Woolridge Maxey was born on May 7, 1810. His parents were from Virginia, and he had six brothers and seven sisters.Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith, Death Notices, Christian Advocate, July–December 1876Edythe Maxey Clark, The Maxeys of Virginia: A genealogical history of the descendants of Edward and Susannah Maxey, Louisville, Kentucky: Gateway Press, p. 174
Career Maxey sat on the Nashville Board of Aldermen. From 1843 to 1845, He served as Mayor of Nashville.William Henry McRaven, Nashville, Athens of the South, Tennessee Book Company, 1949, p. 272 Nashville Library During his tenure, what was then known as Campbell's Hill was bought from George W. Campbell for $30,000 to build the new Tennessee State Capitol.John Trotwood Moore, Austin P. Foster, Tennessee, the volunteer state, 1769-1923, S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1923, Volume 1, p. 428 He also served as a Justice of the Peace.
Personal life and death Maxey married Julia Hobbs on October 18, 1832. They had six children. He attended McKendree Methodist Church and later, Hobson Chapel Methodist Church. He died on August 8, 1876, and he is buried in the Nashville City Cemetery.
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