William Edward Maxwell
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Sir William Edward Maxwell, KCMG (5 August 1846 – 14 December 1897)[1] was a British colonial official who served as Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements and Governor of the Gold Coast, then a British colony.
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Sir William Edward Maxwell | |
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Governor of the Gold Coast | |
In office 7 April 1895 – 6 December 1897 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Preceded by | William Brandford Griffith |
Succeeded by | Frederick Mitchell Hodgson |
Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements | |
In office 30 August 1893 – 1 February 1894 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Preceded by | Sir Cecil Clementi Smith |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Mitchell |
6th Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements | |
In office 9 March 1892 – 1895 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Governor | Sir Cecil Clementi Smith Sir Charles Mitchell |
Preceded by | Sir John Frederick Dickson Arthur Philip Talbot (Acting) |
Succeeded by | James Alexander Swettenham |
British Resident of Selangor | |
In office 1889–1892 | |
Preceded by | Frank Athelstane Swettenham John Pickersgill Rodger (Acting) |
Succeeded by | William Hood Treacher |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 August 1846 |
Died | 10 December 1897(1897-12-10) (aged 51) sea off Grand Canary[1] |
Spouse |
Lillias Grant Aberigh-Mackay
(m. 1870) |
Children | Sir William George Maxwell |
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Occupation | Colonial administrator |
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