Lieutenant-General Sir Charles William Maxwell CB (1775 – 23 September 1848, Broadstairs) was a British soldier and colonial administrator.
He was the eldest son of Charles Maxwell of Terraughty, Dumfriesshire and his third wife, Helen Douglas.[1]
He joined the British Army in 1796. He was knighted in 1836 and was appointed Lieutenant General in 1841.[1] He was appointed Colonel of the 3rd West India Regiment in 1843.[2]