Robert A. Maxwell (1838,

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– June 8, 1912, Batavia,

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) was an American politician

Life

As a

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, he was

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from 1882 to 1885, elected in

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and

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. On December 28, 1885, he was appointed as Superintendent of Insurance by Governor

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to take office on January 1, 1886, and remained in this office until February 1891 when he was succeeded by James F. Pierce. In March 1893, he was appointed Fourth Assistant U.S. Postmaster General by President

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, and served until the end of Cleveland's administration in March 1897. In 1896, he supported

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of the National Democratic Party for president.

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Appointed Supt. of Insurance, in NYT on December 29, 1885, Giving wrong middle initial "S.")

Obit in NYT on June 9, 1912

The third ticket, in NYT on September 11, 1896
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Removed from office, in NYT on February 11, 1891

His reforms in the U.S. Postal Dept., in NYT on March 13, 1897 {{DEFAULTSORT:Maxwell, Robert A 1838 births 1912 deaths New York state treasurers People from Washington County, New York People from Batavia, New York 19th-century New York (state) politicians