MAXWELL, JOSEPH PRINCE (1847-1933) was born in Buckfastleigh, Devonshire, and educated in England. Coming to New Zealand in the early seventies, he entered the railway service and rose to be General Manager (1881), and later railway commissioner. Maxwell designed the Timaru breakwater and was connected with the west coast harbour works. He served on a number of commissions, had an extensive consulting practice and was a director of the Wellington Trust and Loan and other companies. In 1879, with G. Beetham (q.v.) he ascended Mount Ruapehu and viewed the crater lake. With his wife Helen (who was a daughter of George Hunter, q.v.) he was one of the founders of the Wellington convalescent home. He died on 8 Jun 1933.

Who's Who N.Z., 1908, 1924; Beetham, The Ascent of Ruapehu; Evening Post, 10 Jul 1933.

Reference: Volume 2, page 41

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