| LC control no. | n 97905280 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Maxwell, William Edward, 1846-1897 |
| Variant(s) | Maxwell, W. E. (William Edward), 1846-1897 |
| Associated country | Straits Settlements Gold Coast |
| Birth date | 1846-08-05 |
| Death date | 1897-12-14 |
| Field of activity | Colonies--Administration |
| Profession or occupation | Governors |
| Found in | Notes and queries, c1997: t.p. (W.E. Maxwell) LC database, March 11, 1998 (hdg.: Maxwell, William Edward, Sir, 1846-1897) Straits Settlements. Present and future land systems, 1883: t.p. (W.E. Maxwell, Commissioner of Lands, Straits Settlements) Oxford DNB, viewed 26 June 2015 (Maxwell, Sir William Edward (1846-1897), colonial governor, was born on 5 August 1846. In 1892 he was nominated colonial secretary of the Straits Settlements, and from September 1893 to January 1895 he was acting governor. In March 1895 Maxwell was nominated governor of the Gold Coast. He died and was buried at sea on 14 December 1897, off Gran Canaria) |
| Associated language | eng |
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