John James Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham (5 February 1759[1][2] – 23 July 1823[3]) was an Irish representative peer and politician.
John James Maxwell | |
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 portrait by Gilbert Stuart | |
| Representative peer for Ireland | |
| In office 3 March 1816 – 1823 | |
| Preceded by | Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham |
| 2nd Earl of Farnham | |
| In office 17 October 1800 – 1823 | |
| Member of the Irish Parliament for County Cavan | |
| In office 1780–1783 | |
| In office 1793–1800 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1759 |
| Died | 23 July 1823 |
| Spouse | Grace Cuffe |
He was the son of Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham and Margaret King. He was known as Shane Rua due to his striking head of red hair. In 1784, he married Grace Cuffe, daughter of Thomas Cuffe, however, they had no children. He succeeded as 2nd Earl of Farnham, 2nd Viscount Farnham and 4th Baron Farnham on 17 October 1800,[4][5] also inheriting the Farnham estate in Cavan. He commissioned Francis Johnston, a Dublin-based architect, to design an extension to Farnham House.
Maxwell sat as a Member of Parliament (MP) for County Cavan from 1780 until 1783 and again from 1793 until 1800.[2] He was elected an Irish representative peer on 3 March 1816.[3] On his death in 1823, the Earldom and the Viscountcy became extinct, whilst the Barony and the Farnham estate passed to his cousin John Maxwell-Barry
Notes
edit- ^ "Maxwell, John James, (1759-1823), 2nd Earl of Farnham". The National Archives. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b E. M. Johnston-Liik (2006). MPs in Dublin. Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 106. ISBN 9781903688601.
- ^ a b Thom's Directory of Ireland. 1878. p. 762.
- ^ The British Imperial Calendar. 1823. p. 123.
- ^ Edward Walford (1857). Hardwicke's Annual biography. p. 212.
References
edit- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. (ISBN 033338847X), [page needed]
- Maxwell family genealogy, part 03. showing the Maxwell of Calderwood, Maxwell of Farnham (co. Cavan), and Maxwell of Finnebrogue families.
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