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John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham

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He was the son of the Reverend Robert Maxwell and Anne Stewart, daughter of Colonel George Stewart. His paternal grandfather was
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He had married in 1719 Judith Barry, daughter of James Barry of Newton Barry and Anne Meredyth, and had the following children:
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from 1727 to 1756. He inherited Farnham estate from his cousin in 1737 and was appointed
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Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cavan constituencies
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He died in August 1759 and was succeeded in the barony by his son
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and held the office from 1725 until his death. He was a
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Henrietta Street, Dublin
Irish
peer
politician
Robert Maxwell
Bishop of Kilmore
Prothonotary
Court of Common Pleas (Ireland)
member of parliament
Irish House of Commons
County Cavan
High Sheriff of Cavan
Peerage of Ireland
Baron Farnham
Robert Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham
Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham
Rt. Rev.
Henry Maxwell
Bishop of Dromore
Bishop of Meath
Anthony Foster
John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel
5th
6th Baron Farnham
Robert
"National Library of Ireland – Collection List No. 95 – FARNHAM PAPERS"
ISBN
033338847X
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

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