Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham


The Reverend Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham was an Irish peer and Church of Ireland clergyman.
He was the son of Henry Maxwell, Bishop of Meath, and grandson of John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham. On his brother's death, he succeeded as 6th Baron Farnham on the 20 September 1838, holding the title for just under a month before his own death.
He married on 8 September 1798 to Lady Anne Butler, daughter of Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick. They had the following issue:
  1. Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham.
  2. Sarah Juliana ; she married on the 18 March 1828 to Alexander Saunderson who was MP for Cavan 1826-1831. Their son Edward James Saunderson was also MP for Cavan 1865-1874 and later became MP for North Armagh 1885-1906.
  3. Somerset Richard Maxwell, 8th Baron Farnham.
  4. Harriet Margaret Maxwell ; she married firstly on 14 February 1826 to Edward Southwell Ward, 3rd Viscount Bangor ; and married secondly on 4 October 1841 to Major Andrew Nugent.
  5. John Barry, born 16 May 1807.
  6. Anne, born 26 May 1809.
  7. Edward William, born November 1812.
  8. James Pierce Maxwell, 9th Baron Farnham.
  9. Richard Thomas Maxwell ; he married on 7 March 1848 to Charlotte Anne Elrington, daughter of Henry Preston Elrington. Their son, Somerset Henry Maxwell, became 10th Baron Farnham.
  10. Robert Thomas, born November 1817.
  11. William George, born 1821.
He was succeeded by his eldest son Henry, who retained the title until his own death in a railway accident.