Samuel Bell Maxey was an American soldier, lawyer, and politician from Paris, Texas. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and later represented Texas in the U.S. Senate.
Samuel B. Maxey
Sam Bell Maxey House in Paris, Texas
Paris is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020.
Historic Downtown Paris
Historic Paris train station
Lynching of Henry Smith, Paris Fairgrounds, 1893
Local resident and activist Brenda Cherry speaking at the rally for Brandon McClelland, 2009