About Peter Benson Maxwell
Lived 1817 – 1893 (aged 75–76). Peter Benson Maxwell was a judge and barrister.
Peter Benson Maxwell (31 January 181714 January 1893) was a colonial judge and legal writer.
Peter Benson Maxwell was born on 31 January 1817, the fourth son of Reverend Peter Benson Maxwell of Birdstown, County Donegal, Ireland. He attended Trinity College Dublin. He became the chief justice of the Straits Settlements in 1867, remaining in office until 1871. was first published in 1875 and was in its 12th edition as of 1976. He also wrote a book titled The Duties of Police Magistrates (1871).
Maxwell was knighted on 30 January 1856. He died on 14 January 1893.
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British colonial judge (1817–1893)
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