Henry Maxwell, D.D. (1723–1798) was an

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who served in the

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as the

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, then

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, and finally

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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

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. Their two sons,

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and

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, succeeded as the 5th and 6th

Baron Farnham Baron Farnham, of Farnham in the County of Cavan, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1756 for John Maxwell, who had previously represented Cavan Borough in the Irish House of Commons. John Maxwell's son, the second Baron, ...

Ecclesiastical career

He was

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in the

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on 14 February 1748, and three years later instituted the

on 28 December 1751. He was nominated

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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 took place at St Michael's Church,

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on 10 March 1765, the principal

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was Archbishop Richard Robinson of Armagh, and the co-consecrators were Bishop

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of Meath and Bishop

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of Down and Connor. The following year, he was

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by letters patent to the bishopric of Meath on 15 April 1766., ''The Province of Ulster'', p. 123., ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 402. He built the episcopal palace at

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, and contributed liberally to the erection of the parish church. Having governed the see of Meath for thirty-two years, he died on 7 October 1798, aged 75, and was buried at Ardbraccan.

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