George Maxwell (colonial administrator)

Sir George Maxwell
KBE CMG
Sir George Maxwell KBE CMG
Chief Secretary to the Government of the FMS
	In office; 1920–1926
Preceded by	Sir Edward Lewis Brockman
Succeeded by	Sir William Peel
British Resident of Perak
	In office; 1919–1920
Preceded by	Sir Reginald George Watson
Succeeded by	Sir William James Parke Hume
British Adviser for Kedah
	In office; 1909–1915
Preceded by	none, post created
Succeeded by	Littleton Edward Pipe-Wolferstan
	In office; 1918–1919
Preceded by	G.A. Hall
Succeeded by	Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur
Personal details
Born	9 June 1871; Malacca, Straits Settlements
Died	22 August 1959 (aged 88); Shoreham, Sussex, England
Spouse	Lady Evelyn Maxwell (m. 1902)
Parents	Sir William Edward Maxwell (father); Lilias Grant Mackay (mother);

Sir William George Maxwell KBE CMG (9 June 1871 – 22 August 1959) was a British colonial administrator in British Malaya and the Straits Settlements.^[1]

Sir George Maxwell KBE CMG


Chief Secretary to the Government of the FMS
In office 1920–1926
Preceded by	Sir Edward Lewis Brockman
Succeeded by	Sir William Peel
British Resident of Perak
In office 1919–1920
Preceded by	Sir Reginald George Watson
Succeeded by	Sir William James Parke Hume
British Adviser for Kedah
In office 1909–1915
Preceded by	none, post created
Succeeded by	Littleton Edward Pipe-Wolferstan
In office 1918–1919
Preceded by	G.A. Hall
Succeeded by	Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur

Personal details
Born	9 June 1871 Malacca, Straits Settlements
Died	22 August 1959(1959-08-22) (aged 88) Shoreham, Sussex, England
Spouse	Lady Evelyn Maxwell (m. 1902)
Parents	Sir William Edward Maxwell (father) Lilias Grant Mackay (mother)