John James Maxwell | |
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 portrait by Gilbert Stuart | |
| Representative peer for Ireland | |
| In office 3 March 1816 – 1823 | |
| Preceded by | Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham |
| 2nd Earl of Farnham | |
| In office 17 October 1800 – 1823 | |
| Member of theIrish Parliament forCounty Cavan | |
| In office 1780–1783 | |
| In office 1793–1800 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1759-02-05)5 February 1759 |
| Died | 23 July 1823(1823-07-23) (aged 64) |
| Spouse | Grace Cuffe |
John James Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham (5 February 1759[1][2] – 23 July 1823[3]) was anIrish representative peer andpolitician.
He was the son ofBarry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham and Margaret King. He was known as Shane Rua due to his striking head of red hair. In 1784, he married Grace Cuffe, daughter of Thomas Cuffe, however, they had no children. He succeeded as 2nd Earl of Farnham, 2nd Viscount Farnham and 4th Baron Farnham on 17 October 1800,[4][5] also inheriting the Farnham estate in Cavan. He commissionedFrancis Johnston, a Dublin-based architect, to design an extension to Farnham House.
Maxwell sat as aMember of Parliament (MP) forCounty Cavan from 1780 until 1783 and again from 1793 until 1800.[2] He was elected anIrish representative peer on 3 March 1816.[3] On his death in 1823, the Earldom and the Viscountcy became extinct, whilst the Barony and the Farnham estate passed to his cousinJohn Maxwell-Barry
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forCounty Cavan 1780–1783 With:George Montgomery | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forCounty Cavan 1793–1800 With:Francis Saunderson | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Representative peer for Ireland 1816–1823 | Succeeded by |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by | Earl of Farnham 1800–1823 | Extinct |
| Baron Farnham 1800–1823 | Succeeded by | |
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