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Maxwell, Hugh, 1777-1860
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Hugh Maxwell (1777-1860) was born in Ireland and came to Philadelphia, Pa. At the age of nineteen he entered a printing partnership with Mathew Carey (1760-1839) and went on to publish, on his own, the Port Folio. In 1817 he moved to Lancaster, Pa., where he began publication of the Lancaster Gazette. He then bought the Lancaster Journal, a Democratic newspaper, which he edited until 1839. Maxwell was active in encouraging public improvements in Lancaster County and took part in establishing a r...