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]
In 1883 he 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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- ^ a b "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ a b "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. 10 September 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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