Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, 7th Baronet, (8 January 1845 – 30 October 1937) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, artist, antiquarian, horticulturalist, prominent salmon angler and author of books on angling and

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politician who sat in the

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from 1880 to 1906.

Early life

A member of

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descended from the first

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, Maxwell was the eldest surviving son of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Maxwell, 6th Baronet and his wife, Helenora Shaw-Stewart, daughter of

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. He was educated at Eton and at

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. He was a captain in the 4th battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers and a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for

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Political career

Herbert Eustace Maxwell Vanity Fair 28 September 1893

Maxwell was elected

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for

in the 1880 general election and held the seat until 1906. He served in the Conservative administration of

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as a

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from 1886 to 1892 and was admitted to the

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in 1897. By April 1897, Maxwell held the chair of the Royal Commission on Tuberculosis. He was Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown from 1903 to 1935. He was made a

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in 1933. He received an honorary doctorate (

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) from the

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in June 1901.

Antiquarian interests

Maxwell was President of the

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(1900–1913), and Chairman of the

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(1925–1932). He was the chairman of

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(RCAHMS) from its inception in 1908 until 1934. Maxwell gave the Rhind Lectures in 1893, on the place names of Scotland, and again in 1912 on the early chronicles relating to Scotland. In 1913 he published a report on the

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.Maxwell, Herbert
"Notes on a Hoard of Personal Ornaments, Implements, and Anglo-Saxon and Northumbrian Coins from Talnotrie, Kirkcudbrightshire."
''Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland''. Vol. 47. 1913. He was elected a

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in 1898 and was awarded the

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by the

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in 1917.

Marriage and issue

Maxwell married Mary Fletcher-Campbell, daughter of Henry Fletcher-Campbell, of

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, Stirling, on 20 January 1869. She predeceased him on 3 September 1910. By her, he had two sons and three daughters: * Sgt. William Maxwell (29 September 1869 – 12–19 June 1897), died on the

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near Fort Gibbs, Mashonaland * Ann Christian Maxwell (5 September 1871 – 5 April 1937), married

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* Winfred Edith (19 July 1873 – 30 October 1968), married Alastair Graham-Moir of Leckie. * Beatrice Mary (24 January 1875 – 11 April 1938), married Ernest Walker, son of Sir James Robert Walker, 2nd Baronet in St Margaret's Westminster on 10 October 1901. * Lt. Col. Aymer Edward Maxwell (26 October 1877 – 9 October 1914). In 1909, he married Lady Mary Percy, daughter of

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and by her had one daughter and three sons before he died of wounds suffered at Antwerp while serving with the

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: ** Christian Maxwell (31 July 1910 – 7 May 1980), died unmarried ** Sir Aymer Maxwell, 8th Baronet (7 December 1911 – 8 July 1987) ** Eustace Maxwell (24 February 1913 – 12 April 1971), married Dorothy Bellville, with whom he had one daughter and one son: ***Diana Mary Maxwell (born 19 January 1942) *** Sir Michael Maxwell, 9th Baronet (born 28 August 1943) **

Gavin Maxwell Gavin Maxwell FRSL FZS FRGS (15 July 19147 September 1969) was a British naturalist and author, best known for his non-fiction writing and his work with otters. He wrote the book ''Ring of Bright Water'' (1960) about how he brought an otter ...

(15 July 1914 – 7 September 1969), naturalist, and author of ''Ring of Bright Water'' Sir Herbert died at

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, aged 92.

Works

Novels

* ''Sir Lucian Elphin'' (1889) * ''The Letter of the Law'' (1890) * ''A Duke of Britain'' (1895)
''Chevalier of the Splendid Crest'' (1900)

Non Fiction

''Meridiana, Noontide Essays'' (1892)

''Scottish Land Names'' (1894)

''Post meridiana: Afternoon Essays'' (1895)

''Rainy Days in a Library'' (1896)

''Sixty Years a Queen
' (London: Harmsworth, 1897) * ''Memories of the Months'' (7 series-1897 through to 1922)
''Salmon and Sea Trout'' (1898)

''The life of Wellington. The restoration of the martial power of Great Britain'' (1899)

''Robert the Bruce and the Struggle for Scottish Independence'' (1901)
* ''History of the House of Douglas-from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland'' (1902), introduction by William Lindsay, Windsor Herald
Volume 1Volume 2
* ''British Soldiers in the Field'' (1902)
''British Fresh-Water Fish'' (1904)
*
of the Tweed'' (1905)
* ''

Scalacronica The ''Scalacronica'' (1066–1363) is a chronicle written in Anglo-Norman French by Sir Thomas Grey of Heaton near Norham in Northumberland. It was started whilst he was imprisoned by the Scots in Edinburgh Castle, after being captured in an a ...

; The reigns of Edward I, Edward II and Edward III as Recorded by Sir Thomas Gray'' (1907)
''Official guide to the Abbey-church, palace, and environs of Holyroodhouse'' (1908)

''Scottish Gardens'' (1908)
* ''Cronicles of the Houghton Fishing Club 1822-1908'' (1908)
''The Making of Scotland'' (1911)

''The Lanercost Chronicle'' (1913); translated from the Latin, with notes

''Fishing at Home and Abroad'' (1913)
i
Classics of Angling Literature
* ''The Place Names of Galloway: Their Origin & Meaning Considered'' (1930) Also "Lives" of

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, Romney, etc.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maxwell, Herbert 1845 births 1937 deaths

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