L. J. Maxwell (born c. 1851) was a state legislator in Arkansas.
[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 Maxwell represented Jefferson County as a delegate at the State Convention.
[5] The same year he was appointed as the railway postal clerk.