Lewis Maxwell | |
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 Sketch of Lewis Maxwell byJoseph H. Diss Debar | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's21st district | |
| In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | William Smith |
| Succeeded by | Edgar C. Wilson |
| Member of theVirginia House of Delegates | |
| In office 1821–1824 | |
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| Born | (1790-04-17)April 17, 1790 |
| Died | February 13, 1862(1862-02-13) (aged 71) West Union, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Political party | Anti-Jacksonian |
| Other political affiliations | Adams |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Lewis Maxwell (April 17, 1790 – February 13, 1862) was aU.S. Representative fromVirginia.
Born inChester County, Pennsylvania, Maxwell moved with his mother to Virginia about 1800.He completed a preparatory course.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice inWeston, Virginia (now West Virginia).He served as member of the State house of delegates in 1821–1824.
Maxwell was elected as anAdams candidate to the20th U.S. Congress (1827-1829).He was reelected as anAnti-Jacksonian to the21st and22nd U.S. Congresses (1827–1833).He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in theDepartment of War (Twenty-first Congress), Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Twenty-second Congress).He was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1832.He resumed the practice of law and was also engaged as a surveyor and land patentee.He died inWest Union, Virginia (now West Virginia), February 13, 1862.He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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