John Maxwell-Barry, 5th Baron Farnham PC (Ire) (18 January 1767 – 20 September 1838) was an

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and politician. He was the son of Henry Maxwell, Lord

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, and grandson of

John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham (1687 – 6 August 1759) was an Ireland, Irish peerage, peer and politician. He was the son of the Reverend Robert Maxwell and Anne Stewart, daughter of Colonel George Stewart. His paternal grandfather was Robert ...

. He married on 4 July 1789 to Juliana Lucy Annesley (died 10 October 1833), daughter of

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, 8th

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. In 1788, Maxwell-Barry stood as Member of Parliament for

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, however, was declared not duly elected. He later represented

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in the

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from 1792 to 1798, and subsequently

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until the Act of Union in 1801. He was appointed

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for 1795-96 and Governor of co. Cavan for 1805 to 1831. He was also Colonel of the Cavan Militia between 1797 and 1823. In the

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, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for

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from 1806 to 1824. He was appointed a Privy Councillor in Ireland on 7 July 1809. On the death of his first cousin, he succeeded as 5th Baron Farnham on 23 July 1823 and inherited the Farnham estate. He was elected an

on 17 December 1825. He died without issue and so the barony and estate passed to his brother

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References

* * Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. (),
Maxwell family genealogy, part 03
showing the Maxwell of Calderwood, Maxwell of Farnham (co. Cavan), and Maxwell of Finnebrogue families.

External links

Cavan County Museum - The Farnham Gallery

1767 births 1838 deaths Irish representative peers Irish MPs 1783–1790 Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cavan constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cork constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Londonderry constituencies Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Cavan constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 Farnham, B5 High sheriffs of Carlow Commissioners of the Treasury for Ireland 5 {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub