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Sir Maxwell Melvill KCIE CSI (18 October 1833 – 5 August 1887) was a British civil servant and judge in British India. He served on the Bombay High Court from 1869–84 and was a Member of the Bombay Legislative Council from 1884 until his death.

Early life and education

Melvill was born in Camberwell, London, the second son and third of nine children born to Rev. Canon Henry Melvill (1798–1871), Minister of Camden Chapel in Camberwell, and Margaret Alice Jennings. His father was later principal of the East India Company College in Hertfordshire from 1844–58 and Canon of St Paul's Cathedral from 1856–72.^[1]

His father, one of the most popular Church of England preaches of his generation, was the fifth son of Scottish officer Philip Melvill (1762–1811), an officer in the army, who was lieutenant-governor of Pendennis Castle. The Melvill family became prominent through the East India Company. His uncles were Sir James Cosmo Melvill (1792–1861), secretary of the EIC;^[2] Philip Melvill (1796–1882), Military Secretary to the East India Company; and Maj.-Gen. Sir Peter Melvill Melvill KCB (1803–1895), military and naval secretary to the government of Bombay. His cousin was Sir William Henry Melvill (1827–1911), Solicitor to the Treasury from 1866–94.^[3]

He was educated at Tonbridge and Trinity College, Cambridge before going to Haileybury College in 1853 where he was a prize winner in classics, mathematics, law, and history and political economy.^[1]

Career

Melvill entered the Bombay Civil Service in 1855. His youngest brother, Francis Dawes Melvill (1836–1881), also joined the Bombay Civil Service in 1856 and served on the Bombay Supreme Court.^[4] His elder brother, Lt.-Gen. Henry Melvill (1832–1908), served in the Bengal Cavalry and his younger brother Richard Gwatkin Melvill (1835–1920) served in the Bengal Civil Service.

He began serving in the Bombay Revenue and Judicial Departments as Assistant Collector and Magistrate. He was Assistant Judge at Konkan (1858–60) and as Assistant Commissioner in Sind from (1862–66). He was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1866. He then rose through the judiciary, becoming a Judge at the High Court at Bombay in 1871^[5] He resigned in 1884 a member of the Council of the Bombay Presidency from^[6] His resignation provided an opening for Nanabhai Haridas, who was appointed the first Indian permanent member of the Bombay High Court.

He was described by one historian as the "most brilliant member of the Bombay Council".

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Star of India in 1886^[7] and created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in February 1887.^[8]

He died of cholera at Garnish Kurd House, near Pune, in the summer of 1887.

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References

^ ^a ^b "Melvill, Maxwell (MLVL850M)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ "Melvill, Sir James Cosmo (1792–1861), East India Company servant". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 September 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
^ Joubert de la Ferté, Eliza Jane Melvill (1920). The Melvill Family, a Roll of Honour of the Descendants of Captain Philip Melvill, lieut-governor of Pendennis Castle. London: A. L. Humphreys. p. vii. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
^ Tupp, Alfred Cotterell (1880). The Indian Civil Service List, for 1880. Lawrence asylum Press. p. 378. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
^ "No. 23733". The London Gazette. 2 May 1871. p. 2122.
^ "No. 25366". The London Gazette. 20 June 1884. p. 2683.
^ "No. 25545". The London Gazette. 1 January 1886. p. 5.
^ "No. 25673". The London Gazette. 15 February 1887. p. 787.
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[acad-1] "Melvill, Maxwell (MLVL850M)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[ODNBJames-2] "Melvill, Sir James Cosmo (1792–1861), East India Company servant". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 September 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

[Joubert-3] Joubert de la Ferté, Eliza Jane Melvill (1920). The Melvill Family, a Roll of Honour of the Descendants of Captain Philip Melvill, lieut-governor of Pendennis Castle. London: A. L. Humphreys. p. vii. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

[4] Tupp, Alfred Cotterell (1880). The Indian Civil Service List, for 1880. Lawrence asylum Press. p. 378. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

[5] "No. 23733". The London Gazette. 2 May 1871. p. 2122.

[6] "No. 25366". The London Gazette. 20 June 1884. p. 2683.

[7] "No. 25545". The London Gazette. 1 January 1886. p. 5.

[8] "No. 25673". The London Gazette. 15 February 1887. p. 787.

[9] You must specify issue= and date= when using {{London Gazette}}.

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