John Maxwell Heron-Maxwell (5 September 1836 – 26 January 1899) was a Scottish

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politician who sat in the

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from 1880 to 1885. Heron-Maxwell was the son of Rev Michael Heron-Maxwell of Heron and Kirroughtree, and his wife Charlotte Frances Burgoyne, eldest daughter of Captain Frederick William Burgoyne RN. He was educated at

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and joined the 1st

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, where he was a captain. He was a J.P. and deputy lieutenant for Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtown.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
/ref> At the 1880 general election Heron-Maxwell was elected

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(MP) for

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. He held the seat until 1885. Heron-Maxwell was the last member of the Heron family to inherit the

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. In 1889 it was sold to Major Arthur Armitage and is now a hotel.

Personal life/death

Heron-Maxwell married Marguerite Stancomb, daughter of William Stancomb of Blount's Court, Wiltshire in 1868. Heron-Maxwell died at the age of 62.

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* 1836 births 1899 deaths UK MPs 1880–1885 People educated at Harrow School Deputy Lieutenants of Kirkcudbright Deputy Lieutenants of Wigtownshire Royal Scots officers Scottish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies Scottish cricketers Gentlemen of England cricketers {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub