January Maull
Post-Civil War politician in Alabama
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January Maull, also known as Jany and whose surname is sometimes spelled Maul, was a state legislator in Alabama during the Reconstruction era. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives in 1873. He represented Lowndes County.[1]
The Montgomery Advertiser listed Maull among others it derisively accused of corruptly supporting George E. Spencer.[2] U.S. Senator Spencer and U.S. Senator Willard Warner were competing.[3] Hearings were held and insinuations of bribery made against various legislators including Maull.[4]
He lived in Benton, Alabama, an area settled on land owned by James Maull and initially known as Maull's Landing before being renamed and incorporated as Benton in 1834,[5] in Lowndes County. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives in 1873.[6][7] He was described as being illiterate.[8]
He and Charles F. Hrabowski signed a letter about election issues.[9]
