William Edward Maxwell
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 (aged 51) sea off Grand Canary |
| Spouse |
Lillias Grant Aberigh-Mackay
(m. 1870) |
| Children | Sir William George Maxwell |
| Parents |
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| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
Sir William Edward Maxwell, KCMG (5 August 1846 – 14 December 1897) was a British colonial official who served as colonial secretary of the Straits Settlements and governor of the Gold Coast, then a British colony.