Lewis Maxwell

Lewis Maxwell (born April 17, 1790 in Chester County , Pennsylvania , †  February 13, 1862 in West Union , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1833 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Around 1800, Lewis Maxwell moved to Virginia with his mother, where he attended public schools. After a subsequent law degree and his license to practice law, he began to work in Weston in what is now West Virginia in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In the 1820s he joined the movement against future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party . Between 1821 and 1824 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives .

In the 1826 congressional election , Maxwell was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 21st  constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded William Smith on March 4, 1827 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1833 . From 1829 to 1831 he headed the War Department's Expenditure Control Committee. In the following legislative period he was head of the control committee for the Navy Ministry. Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

In 1832, Lewis Maxwell declined to run again. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He also worked for the Land Survey and Land Allocation Authority. He died on February 13, 1862 in West Union, which became part of West Virginia the following year.

Web links

• Lewis Maxwell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)