RICHMOND, MAURICE WILLIAM (1860-1919), son of James Crowe Richmond, was educated at Nelson College (1869-73). He afterwards spent several years in Berne, Switzerland, and took science lectures at Heidelberg and at University College, London, graduating B.Sc. with honours in experimental physics (1880). He then studied law in New Zealand and practised from 1883 till 1900, when he was appointed lecturer at Victoria College. In 1904 he graduated LL.B. He was lecturer in constitutional history and jurisprudence (1903-05) and professor of English and New Zealand law (1906-11). He practised law in Christchurch from 1916 to his death on 26 Feb 1919.

The Spike (Victoria College Review), Jun 1905 (p); Nelson O.B. Reg.; The Press, 27 Feb 1919.

Reference: Volume 2, page 123

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