There have been several

baronet A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...

cies created for persons with the surname Maxwell, all of them in the

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Maxwell Baronets, of Calderwood (1627)

*see

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Maxwell Baronet, of Pollok (1630)

*Sir John Maxwell, 1st Baronet (1583–1647)

Maxwell Baronets, of Orchardtoun (1663)

*Sir Robert Maxwell, 1st Baronet

Maxwell Baronets, of Monreith (1681)

Created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 8 January 1681 for William Maxwell of

Monreith Monreith ( / 'mon-REETH'; gd, Am Monadh Rèidh) is a small seaside village in the Machars, in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Scotland. A ruined church near Monreith is called "Kirkmaiden-in-Fernis" and was dedicated to St Medan. The chan ...

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. The 2nd baronet sat as the MP for Wigtown Burghs in 1713–1715. The 5th baronet sat as MP for

in 1805–1812 and 1822–1830. The 7th baronet sat for the same constituency from 1880 to 1906, going on to become

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. The family seat is

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, near Port William,

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. * Sir William Maxwell, 1st Baronet (–1709) * Sir Alexander Maxwell, 2nd Baronet (died 1730), son of the 1st Bart. *

Sir William Maxwell, 3rd Baronet There have been several baronetcies created for persons with the surname Maxwell, all of them in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. Maxwell Baronets, of Calderwood (1627) *see Baron Farnham Maxwell Baronet, of Pollok (1630) *Sir John Maxwell, 1st B ...

(c. 1715–1771), son of the 2nd Bart. * Sir William Maxwell, 4th Baronet (died 1812), son of the 3rd Bart. *

Sir William Maxwell, 5th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist i ...

(1779–1838), son of the 4th Bart. * Sir William Maxwell, 6th Baronet (1804–1877), son of the 5th Bart. * Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, 7th Baronet (1845–1937), son of the 6th Bart. :*

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Aymer Edward Maxwell (1877–1914), who married Mary, daughter of

Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland, (29 May 1846 – 14 May 1918), styled Lord Warkworth between 1865 and 1867 and Earl Percy between 1867 and 1899, was a British Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household und ...

* Sir Aymer Maxwell, 8th Baronet (1911–1987), grandson of the 7th Bart. * Sir Michael Eustace George Maxwell, 9th Baronet (1943–2021), nephew of the 8th Bart. (son of Eustace Maxwell) * Sir John Hamilton Maxwell, 10th Baronet (born 1945), descended from the 4th Baronet

Maxwell, later Heron-Maxwell baronets, of Springkell (1683)

*see Heron-Maxwell Baronets

Maxwell, now Maxwell Macdonald Baronets, of Pollock (1682/1707)

*see Maxwell Macdonald Baronets

Maxwell, of Cardoness (1804)

*Sir David Maxwell, 1st Baronet (died 1825) *Sir David Maxwell, 2nd Baronet (1773–1860) *Sir William Maxwell, 3rd 2nd Baronet (1809–1886) *Sir William Francis Maxwell, 4th Baronet (1844–1924)

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Baronetcies to which no Succession has been proved
* http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/mm4ae/maxwell03.htm * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maxwell Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia 1627 establishments in Nova Scotia

Baronet A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...