Peter Benson Maxwell
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Peter Benson Maxwell
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Peter Benson Maxwell 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 was called to the bar of the Middle Temple on 19 November 1841. Maxwell was the recorder of Penang from 1856 to 1866 and of Singapore from 1866 to 1871. He became the chief justice of the Straits Settlements in 1867, remaining in office until 1871. His legal treat
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British colonial judge (1817–1893)
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2023-06-10T02:15:49Z
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