L. J. Maxwell
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. In 1883 he 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
African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

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1850s births
Republican Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Date of death unknown
United States Postal Service people
African-American state legislators in Arkansas
People from Jefferson County, Arkansas
African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era