James Crawford Maxwell
| HE Sir James Crawford Maxwell KBE CMG | |||||||
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| Born | 1869 | ||||||
| Died | 1932 | ||||||
| Residence |
Bloomfield Newport, Fife, Scotland [A63] Kennema, Railway District, Sierra Leone [1913] Owerri, Nigeria, via Port Harcourt [1915] Sierra Leone [1921] Colonial Secretary, Accra, Gold Coast [1923] Government House, Livingstone, N. Rhodesia [1927] | ||||||
| Occupation |
medical administrative | ||||||
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House Notes
1912.04.25 proposed by N.W. Thomas, seconded by M. Longworth Dames
J.H. in 1913, J.C. in 1915 - assuming same person, corrected to C. in view of information below
death noted in Report of the Council 1932-1933
Notes From Elsewhere
Dr. James C. Maxwell (Resident Owerri Provinces).
Sir James Crawford Maxwell, KCMG, KBE (1869 – 1932) was a British physician and colonial administrator.
Maxwell was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1869. He was educated at the High School of Dundee, before studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1893. He was House-Surgeon at Halifax Infirmary for a brief period before becoming a district medical officer in Sierra Leone between 1897-1900.[1] He was awarded the West Africa Medal and a clasp for his role in the Hut Tax War of 1898.
In 1900, he moved into political service, and served first as a district commissioner in Sierra Leone. He was awarded the CMG in 1911.[2] Between 1914-1920 he served as First Class Resident in Nigeria. He thereafter returned to Sierra Leone as Colonial Secretary, before being promoted to a similar role in the Gold Coast.[3]
In 1927 he was appointed Governor and Commander in Chief of Northern Rhodesia. He was awarded the KBE in 1925 and KCMG on 1930.[4]
He retired in 1932 and died later that year aged 63 whilst on voyage to Australia.
