Lawrence Maxwell Jr.

Lawrence Maxwell Jr.
Lawrence Maxwell Jr.
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
Personal details
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
Spouse	Clara Barry Darrow (m. 1876)
Children	Majorie Graydon; Mrs. Jean Schmidlapp;
Parents	Lawrence Maxwell (father); Alison Crawford (mother);
Alma mater	University of Michigan (1874, 1893 and 1904); Cincinnati Law School (1875);

Lawrence Maxwell Jr. (1853–1927) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 8th Solicitor General of the United States.

Biography

Lawrence 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

^ ^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.