Samuel D. Maxwell

Samuel D. Maxwell
8th Mayor of Indianapolis
In office
May 5, 1858 – January 1, 1863
Preceded byWilliam J. Wallace
Succeeded byJohn Caven
Personal details
BornFebruary 19, 1803
Garrard County, Kentucky
DiedJuly 3, 1873
Indianapolis, Indiana
Political partyRepublican
Occupationlawyer, politician

Samuel Dunn Maxwell (February 19, 1803 – July 3, 1873) was an attorney and the eighth mayor of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana.[1] Under his administration and guidance, Indianapolis Fire Department became a professional force.

  1. ^ David J. Bodenhamer; Robert Graham Barrows; David Gordon Vanderstel (1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. pp. 979–980. ISBN 978-0-253-31222-8.