Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham
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The Reverend Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham (1774 – 19 October 1838) was an Irish peer
and Church of Ireland
clergyman.
He was the son of Henry Maxwell, Bishop of Meath
, and grandson of John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham
. On his brother's death, he succeeded as 6th Baron Farnham on the 20 September 1838, holding the title for just under a month before his own death.
He married on 8 September 1798 to Lady Anne Butler (d. 29 May 1831), daughter of Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick. They had the following issue:
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
and Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
clergyman.
He was the son of Henry Maxwell, Bishop of Meath
Diocese of Meath and Kildare
The United Dioceses of Meath and Kildare is a diocese in the Church of Ireland located in Ireland. The diocese is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.-Overview and history:...
, and grandson of John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham
John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham
John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham was an Irish peer and politician.He was a Member of Parliament of the Irish House of Commons for Cavan County from 1727 to 1756...
. On his brother's death, he succeeded as 6th Baron Farnham on the 20 September 1838, holding the title for just under a month before his own death.
He married on 8 September 1798 to Lady Anne Butler (d. 29 May 1831), daughter of Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick. They had the following issue:
- Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron FarnhamHenry Maxwell, 7th Baron FarnhamHenry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham KP 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...
(b. 9 August 1799 - d. 20 August 1868). - Sarah Juliana (b. 14 December 1801, died unknown); she married on the 18 March 1828 to Alexander Saunderson (1783–1857) who was MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for CavanCavan (UK Parliament constituency)Cavan was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.-Members of Parliament:...
1826–1831. Their son Edward James SaundersonEdward James SaundersonEdward James Saunderson PC, JP, DL was an Irish unionist politician.He was born at Castle Saunderson, County Cavan. He was the son of Colonel Alexander Saunderson, Member of Parliament for Cavan , his mother being a daughter of the 6th Baron Farnham...
was also MP for Cavan 1865–1874 and later became MP for North ArmaghNorth Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)North Armagh was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland.-Boundaries and boundary changes:This constituency comprised the northern part of County Armagh....
1885–1906. - Somerset Richard Maxwell, 8th Baron FarnhamSomerset Maxwell, 8th Baron FarnhamSomerset Richard Maxwell, 8th Baron Farnham was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament.He was the son of Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham and Lady Anne Butler....
(b. 18 October 1803 - d. 4 June 1884). - Harriet Margaret Maxwell (b. 11 February 1805 – d. 4 July 1880); she married firstly on 14 February 1826 to Edward Southwell Ward, 3rd Viscount BangorViscount BangorViscount Bangor, of Castle Ward, in the County Down, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1781 for Bernard Ward, 1st Baron Bangor, who had previously represented Down in the Irish House of Commons. He had already been created Baron Bangor, of Castle Ward in the County of Ward, in...
(1790–1837); and married secondly on 4 October 1841 to Major Andrew Nugent. - John Barry, born 16 May 1807.
- Anne, born 26 May 1809.
- Edward William, born November 1812.
- James Pierce Maxwell, 9th Baron FarnhamJames Maxwell, 9th Baron FarnhamJames Pierce Maxwell, 9th Baron Farnham was an Irish peer, Nova Scotia baronet and Member of Parliament.He was the son of Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham and Lady Anne Butler. He became a Member of Parliament for County Cavan on 17 February 1843...
(b. 1813 - d. 26 October 1896). - Richard Thomas Maxwell (b. 19 February 1815 – d. 22 January 1874); he married on 7 March 1848 to Charlotte Anne Elrington (d.1 March 1910), daughter of Henry Preston Elrington. Their son, Somerset Henry Maxwell, became 10th Baron FarnhamSomerset Maxwell, 10th Baron FarnhamSomerset Henry Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham 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...
. - Robert Thomas, born November 1817.
- William George, born 1821.