Peter Benson Maxwell
(1843-1878), Colonial magistrate; son of Sir Peter Benson Maxwell and Frances Dorothea SyngeSitter in 1 portrait
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, early 1860s
NPG Ax196564
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Yunwen SUNG
03 April 2017, 09:43
Information about the sitter's father, Sir Peter Benson Maxwell (1817-1893)
SIR PETER BENSON MAXWELL, CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (1867-1871)
The Judicial Duties Act of 1867 brought about several changes to Singapore’s judicial system. The Governor of the Straits Settlements ceased to be a Judge of the Court of Judicature. According to the Act, the ‘Recorder of Singapore’ became the ‘Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements’. Sir Peter Benson Maxwell (1816-1893), then the Recorder of Singapore, was appointed the first Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements in 1867 and served until 1871.
Bill Norton
03 January 2018, 21:19
Peter Benson Maxwell (1843-18 Oct 1878 ) was the son of Peter Maxwell and Frances Synge.
He was a colonial magistrate and Sheriff of Berbice, British Guiana.
He died aged 34 on the 18 Oct 1878 at New Amsterdam, Berbice, British Guiana.