John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham
- John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham
John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham (died 6 August 1759), was an Irish peer and politician.
He was a member of the Irish House of Commons for County Cavan from 1727 to 1756. The latter year he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Farnham, of Farnham in the County of Cavan.
He had married in 1719 to Judith Barry, daughter of James Barry of Newton Barry, and had the following children:
# Robert Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham, 2nd Baron Farnham (born circa 1720 – died 16 November 1779).
# Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham, 3rd Baron Farnham (died 7 October 1800).
# Rt. Rev. Henry Maxwell (died 7 October 1798) was Bishop of Dromore (1765–1766), and Bishop of Meath (1766–1798). He married in 1759 to Margaret Foster, daughter of the Rt. Hon. Anthony Foster, and sister of John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel. Their two sons, John and Henry, eventually succeeded as the 5th and 6th Baron Farnham.
He died in August 1759 and was succeeded in the barony by his son Robert.
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.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/mm4ae/maxwell03.htm Maxwell family genealogy, part 03] , showing the Maxwell of Calderwood, Maxwell of Farnham (co. Cavan), and Maxwell of Finnebrogue families.
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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