Full Name William Maxwell | Political party Ministerialist Other political affiliation Australian Labor Party | |
Nationality New Zealander Australian Other politicalaffiliations Opposition Party, Labour Party Spouse(s) Alice Bending (m.1892 d.1893), Mary Elizabeth Steele (m.1895 d.1962) Died 23 April 1921, Brisbane, Australia | ||
William Maxwell (1867 – 23 April 1921) was a gold miner and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Early days
Maxwell was born at Wairoa, New Zealand, to Peter Maxwell and his wife Isabella (née Campbell). He began his working career as a gold miner in Thames before moving to Queensland in 1886 to carry on his trade.
Political career
Maxwell, representing the Labour Party, was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Burke at the Queensland colonial election of 1899. In 1907 Maxwell left Labour to join William Kidston's party but he lost his seat at the state election of 1909.
Personal life
On the 30 May 1892, Maxwell married Alice Bending in Croydon. Alice died the next year and on the 26 September 1895 he married Mary Elizabeth Steele in Georgetown and together had 3 sons and 3 daughters.
Maxwell died in Brisbane in 1921. His funeral moved from his residence in Albion to the Nundah Cemetery.