Lewis Maxwell (April 17, 1790 – February 13, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Maxwell moved with his mother to Virginia about 1800.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Twenty-first Congress), Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Twenty-second Congress).
He resumed the practice of law and was also engaged as a surveyor and land patentee.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress