Lawrence Maxwell Jr. (1853–1927) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 8th Solicitor General of the United States.
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| 8th Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office April 6, 1893 – January 30, 1895 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Aldrich |
| Succeeded by | Holmes Conrad |
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| Born | May 4, 1853 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | February 18, 1927 (aged 73) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Clara Barry Darrow (m. 1876) |
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Biography
editLawrence Maxwell Jr. was born in Glasgow, Scotland on May 4, 1853.[1] After immigrating to America, Maxwell graduated from the University of Michigan in 1874. In addition, he received an honorary masters and law degree from the university, in 1893 and 1904, respectively. In 1875, Maxwell graduated from Cincinnati Law School and was admitted to the bar. Following his admission, he practiced law in Cincinnati up until March 30, 1893, when he was appointed by President Cleveland to serve as Solicitor General.
After serving as Solicitor General from March 1893 until January 1895, Maxwell worked as a law professor at Cincinnati Law School from 1896-1912. He also aided the University of Michigan as a non-resident lecturer in the law department from 1909 to 1916.
Maxwell's other endeavors included serving as chairman of the bar committee on revision of the equity rules of the Supreme Court in 1911, and chairperson of the American Bar Association's Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, 1904-1905. He served as a member of the general council for the Alumni Association University of Michigan, president of the Cincinnati Alumni Association University of Michigan, president of the Cincinnati Musical Festival Association, and was honored in 1912 by the University of Michigan as commemoration orator at the 75th anniversary of the university's founding.
Lawrence married Clara Barry Darrow on December 27, 1876, with whom he raised two daughters, Mrs. Majorie Graydon and Mrs. Jean Schmidlapp.[1] He made his residence in Cincinnati, where he died on February 18, 1927, aged 73.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XIII. James T. White & Company. 1906. p. 94. Retrieved August 19, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Lawrence Maxwell, of Cincinnati, Is Dead". Dayton Herald. Cincinnati, Ohio. February 18, 1927. p. 23. Retrieved August 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- "USDOJ: OSG: Lawrence Maxwell Jr., Solicitor General". Archived from the original on October 9, 2008.
- Lawrence Maxwell Jr. at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Solicitor General of the United States.