Henry
"7th Baron Farnham"
Maxwell
Born in Farnham Estate, County Cavan, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Maxwell
and Anne (Butler) Maxwell
Brother of
Sarah Juliana (Maxwell) Saunderson, Somerset Richard Maxwell, Harriet Margaret (Maxwell) Ward, John Barry Maxwell, Anne Maxwell, Edward William Maxwell, James Pierce Maxwell, Richard Thomas Maxwell, Robert Thomas Maxwell and William George Maxwell
Husband of
Anna (Stapleton) Maxwell
— married
3 Dec 1828 [location unknown]
Died
at age 69
in Abergele, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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| Created 21 May 2014
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Biography
Henry Maxwell was born in Ireland.
Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham KP (9 August 1799 – 20 August 1868) was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament.
Farnham was the son of Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham, and Lady Anne Butler. He was elected to the House of Commons for County Cavan in 1824, a seat he continued to represent until 1838. The latter year he succeeded his father as seventh Baron, inheriting the Farnham estate, and subsequently served as an Irish Representative Peer from 1839 to 1868. He was made a Knight of St Patrick in 1845.
Lord Farnham married Anna Stapleton, daughter of Thomas Stapleton, 16th Baron le Despencer, on 3 December 1828. The couple had no children. Both Farnham and his wife were killed in the Abergele Rail Disaster of 1868. After his death, a statue in his honour was erected in Cavan by his tenants. The statue now sits in front of the new Johnston Library in the town.
The Farnham family crest reads "Je suis pret" (I am ready).
He was succeeded by his younger brother Somerset Richard Maxwell.
Sources
http://www.thepeerage.com/p4210.htm#i42093
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Maxwell,_7th_Baron_Farnham
See also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #187755749
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