Peter Benson Maxwell (31 January 1817 – 14 January 1893) was a colonial judge and legal writer.
Peter Benson Maxwell was born on 31 January 1817,[1] the fourth son of Reverend Peter Benson Maxwell of Birdstown,County Donegal, Ireland.[2] He attendedTrinity College Dublin.[1] He was called to the bar of theMiddle Temple on 19 November 1841.[3]
Maxwell was therecorder ofPenang (then called Prince of Wales Island) from 1856 to 1866 and ofSingapore from 1866 to 1871.[3] He became the chief justice of theStraits Settlements in 1867, remaining in office until 1871.[3]
His legal treatise,On the Interpretation of Statutes,[4] was first published in 1875 and was in its 12th edition as of 1976.[1] He also wrote a book titledThe Duties of Police Magistrates (1871).[2]
Maxwell was knighted on 30 January 1856.[3] He died on 14 January 1893.[1]
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