Robert A. Maxwell was an American politician

Life

As a Democrat, he was New York State Treasurer

New York State Treasurer

The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the new Department of Audit and Control headed by the...

 from 1882 to 1885, elected in 1881

New York state election, 1881

The 1881 New York state election was held on November 8, 1881, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York...

 and 1883

New York state election, 1883

The 1883 New York state election was held on November 6, 1883, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the State Engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate...

. On December 28, 1885, he was appointed State Superintendent of Insurance by Governor David B. Hill

David B. Hill

David Bennett Hill was an American politician from New York who was the 29th Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891.-Life:...

 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 Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland

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, and served until the end of Cleveland's administration in March 1897.

In 1896, he supported John M. Palmer

John M. Palmer (politician)

John McAuley Palmer , was an Illinois resident, an American Civil War General who fought for the Union, the 15th Governor of Illinois, and presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party in the 1896 election on a platform to defend the gold standard, free trade, and limited...

 of the National Democratic Party

National Democratic Party (United States)

The National Democratic Party or Gold Democrats was a short-lived political party of Bourbon Democrats, who opposed the regular party nominee William Jennings Bryan in 1896. Most members were admirers of Grover Cleveland. They considered Bryan a dangerous man and charged that his "free silver"...

 for President.

Sources

• http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9407EED8123FE533A2575AC2A9649D94649FD7CF Appointed Supt. of Insurance, in NYT on December 29, 1885 Giving wrong middle initial "S.")
• http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E0CE5D6103AE633A2575AC0A9609C946396D6CF Obit in NYT on June 9, 1912
• http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9801E5D8123BEE33A25752C1A96F9C94679ED7CF The third ticket, in NYT on September 11, 1896
• The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Maxwell at politicalgraveyard.com Political Graveyard
• http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B01EFDB1F3BE533A25752C1A9649C94609ED7CF Removed from office, in NYT on February 11, 1891
• http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9900E1D71F31E132A25750C1A9659C94669ED7CF His reforms in the U.S. Postal Dept., in NYT on March 13, 1897