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Maximo P. de Rioboo

Judge Maximo Possee de Rioboo (1822-1901) was a prominent Pensacola citizen of the 19th century.

Maximo P. de Rioboo
Born November 18, 1822
Pensacola
Died March 17, 1901
Pensacola
Spouse Marie Atherias Janeau Brosset
Parents Thomas Possee & Eugenia Bonifay de Rioboo
Children Mrs. John Rupert
Mrs. William Farinas
Mrs. A. A. Calhoun

In his early twenties, he succeeded Judge William Crupper as Justice of the Peace. He later became the first Circuit Clerk for Escambia County in (date needed) and served intermittently as Escambia County Tax Collector in 1845 and 1847. He was also the U.S. Shipping Commissioner at the Port of Pensacola for 16 years.

De Rioboo married Marie Atherias Janeau Brosset between 1854-1855, and they had three daughters.[1] He was a polyglot of five languages. His obituary in the Daily News noted that he was "one of Pensacola's oldest native born citizens" and "the last of his name," his three daughters having married.[2]

Preceded by:
William Crupper
Justice of the Peace
circa 1846
Succeeded by:
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Preceded by:
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Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court
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Succeeded by:
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Preceded by:
F. E. de la Rua
Escambia County Tax Collector
1845, 1847
Succeeded by:
A. W. Nicholson
Preceded by:
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U.S. Shipping Commissioner
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Succeeded by:
W. W. Potter

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