L. J. Maxwell (born c. 1851) was a state legislator in Arkansas. A Republican, he represented Jefferson County, Arkansas in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. Another African-American Legislator Ned Hill also served in the House from Jefferson County for the same two-year period. The following year in 1876, Maxwell ran for State Senator but lost to George Haycock.
Biography
In 1883 Maxwell represented Jefferson County as a delegate at the State Convention. The same year he was appointed as the railway postal clerk. In 1894 he made another run for representative, but was unsuccessful.
See also
References
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ "Bradley Bunch of Carroll County Elected President of the Senate for Arkansas". Daily Arkansas Gazette. 11 November 1874. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Central Arkansas. Southern Historical Press. May 1, 1889. ISBN 9780893080792 – via Google Books.
- "Jefferson - Election". Daily Arkansas Gazette. 13 September 1876. p. 1. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- "The Colored Men of Arkansas Meeting". Daily Arkansas Gazette. 28 August 1883. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- "Important to the public (section) "L. J. Maxwell"". Daily Arkansas Gazette. 17 November 1883. p. 8. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- "Official returns of the Jefferson County election September 3, 1894". Pine Bluff Daily Graphic. September 10, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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