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John Maxwell (governor)
John Maxwell may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John Maxwell (publisher) (1824–1895), British publisher *John Maxwell (producer) (1879–1940), British film producer *John Alan Maxwell (1904–1984), American artist and illustrator *John Maxwell (British artist) (1905–1962), Scottish artist *John Maxwell (actor) (1918–1982), American actor *John Maxwell (writer) (born 1944), American writer *John C. Maxwell (born 1947), American author and leadership coach Politics *John Maxwell, Lord Pollok (1648–1732), Scottish politician and lawyer *John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham (1687–1759), Irish peer and politician *John Robert Maxwell, Irish politician and List of governors of the Bahamas, Royal Governor of the Bahama Islands, 1783–1784 *John Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham (1760–1823), Irish representative peer and politician, grandson of the 1st Baron Farnham *Sir John Maxwell, 7th Baronet (1768–1844), British Member of Parliament for Paisley *Sir John Maxwell, 8th Baron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Maxwell (publisher)
John Maxwell (1824–1895) was an Irish businessman, publisher and property developer in London. He is known for his weekly magazines containing fiction and gossip aimed at a working-class audience, which he ran while also cultivating upmarket readers with monthly publications. Life Maxwell was from Ulster, an orphan from a Limerick family, and came to London around 1842, attempting to have Gerald Griffin's poetry published. In the 1850s he was in business in London, selling newspapers and advertising space in them. From 1858 Maxwell founded a series of newspapers, beginning that year with ''Town Talk'' which lasted for 18 months, followed by ''The Welcome Guest'' from 1859, bought from Henry Vizetelly and loss-making as a 1d. weekly but relaunched as ''Robin Goodfellow'' at 2d. ''Temple Bar'' from the end of 1860 was a successful monthly but Maxwell, in partnership by then with Robert Maxwell, lost control of it. He survived a financial crisis in 1862, supported by the earnings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |