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Henry Maxwell (Privy Counsellor)
Henry Maxwell may refer to: * Henry Maxwell (1669–1730), Anglo-Irish politician and political writer * Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham (1774–1838), Irish peer and Church of Ireland clergyman * Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham (1799–1868), Irish peer and Member of Parliament * Henry Maxwell (bishop) (1723–1798), Anglican bishop in Ireland * W. Henry Maxwell (1935–2010), American politician and Baptist minister from Virginia * Harry Harrison (writer) (Henry Maxwell Dempsey, 1925-2012), American science fiction author * Henry Maxwell (rugby league) Henry Dudley Maxwell (1932 – 23 August 2013) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1957 and 1960 World Cups. Biography Maxwell played for the Point Chevalier Pirates in the Auckland Rugby League competit ... (c. 1932–2013), New Zealand rugby league player * Rev. Henry Maxwell, principal character in the 1896 novel '' In His Steps'' by Charles Sheldon {{hndis, Maxwell, Henry ...
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Henry Maxwell (1669–1730)
Henry Maxwell PC(I) (1699 – 2 February 1730) was an Anglo-Irish Whig politician and political writer. He was one of the most influential and active figures in the Irish House of Commons during his lifetime, and was among the earliest eighteenth-century advocates of a union between England and Ireland. While he defended the principle of Poynings' Law in his writings, he was an occasional critic of its operation in parliament. Early life Maxwell was born in Finnebrogue, County Down, the son of a Church of Ireland clergyman, Rev. Robert Maxwell, and Jane, daughter of the Rev. Robert Chichester of Belfast. His family were of Scottish and English descent. In 1683 he entered Trinity College Dublin, receiving a BA in 1688. In 1718 he would also receive an LLD from the university. It is unknown if he stayed in Ireland during the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and subsequent Williamite War in Ireland, but he was a firm opponent of Jacobitism. Initially intending to pursue a career in law, ...
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Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham
The Reverend Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham (1774 – 19 October 1838) was an Irish peer and Church of Ireland clergyman who reputedly used his prerogatives as landlord to induce his distressed tenants to abandon their Catholic faith and take the Anglican communion. 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 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 Farnham (b. 9 August 1799 - d. 20 August 1868). # Sarah Juliana (b. 14 December 1801, died ''unknown''); she married on 18 March 1828 to Alexander Saunderson (1783–1857) who was MP for Cavan 1826–1831. Their son Edward James Saunderson was also MP for Cavan 1865–1874 and later bec ...
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Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham
The Rt Hon. Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham, K.P. (9 August 1799 – 20 August 1868), was an Irish peer, a Member of Parliament, an evangelical Orangeman and County Cavan landowner. During the hunger years of late 1820s and late 1840s, he was much reviled for evicting tenants and for offering relief only on condition of conversion to Protestantism. Political career Lord Farnham was the son of The 6th Baron Farnham and Lady Anne Butler. In 1824, he was elected to the House of Commons for County Cavan and continued to occupy the seat as a Conservative until 1838. The latter year he succeeded his father to become the 7th Baron Farnham, inheriting the huge Farnham Estate in County Cavan, and subsequently served as an Irish Representative Peer from 1839 to 1868. He was made a Knight of St. Patrick in 1845. In Parliament, Maxwell voted against Catholic relief, against parliamentary reform, and against provision for the Irish poor through tax on absentee landowners Honours notw ...
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Henry Maxwell (bishop)
Henry Maxwell, D.D. (1723–1798) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland as the Dean of Kilmore, then Bishop of Dromore, and finally Bishop of Meath. Early life and family He was the youngest son of John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham and Judith Barry., ''The Province of Ulster'', p. 174. In 1759, he married Margaret Foster, daughter of the Rt. Hon. Anthony Foster, and sister of John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel. Their two sons, John and Henry, succeeded as the 5th and 6th Baron Farnham. Ecclesiastical career He was ordained a priest in the Anglican ministry on 14 February 1748, and three years later instituted the Dean of Kilmore on 28 December 1751. He was nominated Bishop of Dromore by King George III on 8 February 1765 and appointed by letters patent on 5 March 1765., ''The Province of Ulster'', p. 284., ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 390. His consecration Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word '' ...
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Harry Harrison (writer)
Harry Max Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey; March 12, 1925 – August 15, 2012) was an American science fiction author, known mostly for his character The Stainless Steel Rat and for his novel ''Make Room! Make Room!'' (1966). The latter was the rough basis for the motion picture ''Soylent Green'' (1973). Long resident in both Ireland and the United Kingdom, Harrison was involved in the foundation of the Irish Science Fiction Association, and was, with Brian Aldiss, co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group. Aldiss called him "a constant peer and great family friend". His friend Michael Carroll (author), Michael Carroll said of Harrison's work: "Imagine ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' or ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', and picture them as science-fiction novels. They're rip-roaring adventures, but they're stories with a lot of heart." Novelist Christopher Priest (novelist), Christopher Priest wrote in an obituary Career Before becoming an editor and writer, Harrison ...
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Henry Maxwell (rugby League)
Henry Dudley Maxwell (1932 – 23 August 2013) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1957 and 1960 World Cups. Biography Maxwell played for the Point Chevalier Pirates in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He represented Auckland. He was selected to go on the 1955–56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France. Maxwell played in a total of 20 tests for the Kiwis, including at the 1957 and 1960 World Cups. Henry played for the Rest of the World against Australia at the end of the World Cup. He was made captain of the Auckland side in 1958.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . Maxwell played for Western United in the Auckland competition after Point Chevalier combined with Mount Albert. Of Te Aupōuri descent, Maxwell captained the New Zealand Māori team on the 1956 tour of Australia. He retired following the 1960 World Cup. He later moved to Batlow, New South Wales ...
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