L. J. Maxwell

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L. J. Maxwell (born c. 1851) was a state legislator in Arkansas. [1] A Republican, he represented Jefferson County, Arkansas in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1874 [2] and 1875. [1] Another African-American Legislator Ned Hill also served in the House from Jefferson County for the same two-year period. [3] [2] The following year in 1876, Maxwell ran for State Senator but lost to George Haycock. [4]

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Biography

In 1883 Maxwell represented Jefferson County as a delegate at the State Convention. [5] The same year he was appointed as the railway postal clerk. [6] In 1894 he made another run for representative, but was unsuccessful. [7]

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  1. 1 2 "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  2. 1 2 "Bradley Bunch of Carroll County Elected President of the Senate for Arkansas". Daily Arkansas Gazette. November 11, 1874. p. 4. Retrieved May 14, 2022. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Central Arkansas. Southern Historical Press. May 1, 1889. ISBN   9780893080792 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  4. ↑ "Jefferson - Election". Daily Arkansas Gazette. September 13, 1876. p. 1. Retrieved May 14, 2022. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "The Colored Men of Arkansas Meeting". Daily Arkansas Gazette. August 28, 1883. p. 5. Retrieved May 14, 2022. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. ↑ "Important to the public (section) "L. J. Maxwell"". Daily Arkansas Gazette. November 17, 1883. p. 8. Retrieved May 14, 2022. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "Official returns of the Jefferson County election September 3, 1894". Pine Bluff Daily Graphic . September 10, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved May 14, 2022. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg


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