Maurice Throckmorton

Maurice B. Throckmorton (born 1835, died December 8, 1888 in Birmingham) was the Postmaster of Birmingham. Throckmorton was killed by Jefferson County Sheriff Deputies at the order of Sheriff Joseph S. Smith during a riot connected to the Hawes murders. A mob had gathered to lynch Richard Hawes, and Throckmorton was reportedly pleading with the crowd to disperse when Sheriff Smith gave the order to his deputies to fire their shotguns to protect the county jail [1]. Smith was arrested for Throckmorton's death but was ultimately found not guilty of murder. Throckmorton is interred at Oak Hill Cemetery.

External links

• Maurice Throckmorton's gravesite at Oak Hill Cemetery, accessed October 3, 2007.
• Jefferson County Sheriff's Office History accessed October 3, 2007.
• The Anderson Sheriffs of Jefferson County Alabama accessed October 3, 2007.