Arthur Crawford Maxwell (25 May 1909 – 11 May 1964) was a British colonial police officer who served as Commissioner of Police of British Hong Kong from 1953 to 1959.
Arthur Maxwell | |
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| Commissioner of Police of British Hong Kong | |
| In office 1953–1959 | |
| Preceded by | Duncan William McIntosh |
| Succeeded by | Henry Wylde Edwards Heath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1909 |
| Died | 11 May 1964 (aged 54) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Colonial police officer |
Early life and education
editMaxwell was born on 25 May 1909, the son of Rev. Robert Maxwell of Belfast. He was educated at Methodist College Belfast.[1]
Career
editMaxwell joined colonial police service of the Straits Settlements in 1928 as a police probationer,[2] and in the following year transferred to the Federated Malay States as a probationary assistant commissioner.[3] In 1929, he was sent from Kuala Lumpur to Port Swettenham as OCPD (Officer in Charge of Police District).[4] In 1931, after promotion to assistant commissioner of police, he was transferred to Kuala Selangor.[5] In 1934, he went to Lower Perak as OSPC (Officer Superintending Police Circle),[6] then to Teluk Anson and Sungei Petani,[7] before he returned to Kuala Lumpur in 1938.[8] The following year he was transferred to the intelligence department in Kuala Lumpur,[9] rose to the rank of superintendent, and was additionally appointed registrar of criminals of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States.[10] During the Japanese occupation of Malaya he was interned in Singapore from 1942 to 1945.[1]
After the war Maxwell returned to Malaya in 1946 as chief of police of Kedah, and then in the following year was sent for two years on secondment to the Sarawak constabulary as commissioner of police.[11] In 1949, he transferred to Hong Kong as deputy commissioner of police,[12] and in 1953 was promoted to the substantive position of commissioner of police of the British colony, a post he held until 1959.[1][13]
After retiring from the service, he worked at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents of Northern Ireland from 1960 to 1963.[1]
Personal life and death
editHonours
editMaxwell was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1956 Birthday Honours.[16] He was awarded the King's Police Medal in the 1952 Birthday Honours.[17]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Who was who, 1961-1970 : a companion to Who's who. Internet Archive. London : A. & C. Black. 1979. p. 765. ISBN 978-0-7136-2008-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "Our London letter". Singapore Free Press And Mercantile Advertiser. 5 November 1928. p. 3.
- ↑ "Untitled". Malaya Tribune. 15 February 1929. p. 8.
- ↑ "Social and personal". Pinang Gazette And Straits Chronicle. 4 October 1929. p. 5.
- ↑ "Mainly about people". Straits Echo. 16 September 1931. p. 737.
- ↑ "Untitled". Malaya Tribune. 8 February 1934. p. 8.
- ↑ "Personalities". Morning Tribune. 22 September 1936. p. 12.
- ↑ "Personalities". Morning Tribune. 20 June 1938. p. 10.
- ↑ "K.L. police change". The Straits Times. 12 June 1939. p. 14.
- ↑ "In the Gazette". The Straits Times. 12 August 1939. p. 13.
- ↑ "Mr. A.C. Maxwell for Sarawak". The Straits Times. 28 April 1947. p. 3.
- ↑ "Sarawak C.P.O. promoted". The Straits Times. 21 December 1949. p. 5.
- ↑ "Ex-Malayan gets top H.K. police post". The Straits Times. 12 June 1953. p. 5.
- ↑ "Kuala Lumpur wedding". Singapore Free Press And Mercantile Advertiser. 26 April 1933. p. 7.
- ↑ "Ex-police chief dies, aged 54". The Straits Times. 17 May 1964. p. 3.
- ↑ "No. 40787". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1956. p. 3103.
- ↑ "No. 39555". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 June 1952. p. 3041.