Somerset Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham

Somerset Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham

Somerset Henry Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham (7 March 1849 – 22 November 1900) was an Irish Representative peer and a Nova Scotia baronet.

He was the son of Richard Thomas Maxwell, and grandson of Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham. He married Lady Florence Jane Taylour, daughter of Thomas Taylour, 3rd Marquess of Headfort and Amelia Thompson, on 5 August 1875. On his uncle James' death, he succeeded on 26 October 1896 as 10th Baron Farnham and 13th Baronet of Calderwood. In 1900, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Cavan, but died not long afterwards on 22 November 1900. He was succeeded by his son Arthur.

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. (ISBN 033338847X)
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* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p3224.htm#i32236 Peerage.com - Somerset Henry Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham]

External links

* [http://www.cavanmuseum.ie/Farnham.html Cavan County Museum - The Farnham Gallery]
* [http://homepage.eircom.net/~cavanno1/FarnhamEstate.htm Farnham Estate]


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