Maxwell baronets
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)
Created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 8 January 1681 for William Maxwell of Monreith in Mochrum, Wigtownshire. The 2nd baronet sat as the MP for Wigtown Burghs in 1713–1715. The 5th baronet sat as MP for Wigtownshire in 1805–1812 and 1822–1830. The 7th baronet sat for the same constituency from 1880 to 1906, going on to become Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown.
The family seat is Monreith House, near Port William, Dumfries and Galloway.
- Sir William Maxwell, 1st Baronet
- Sir Alexander Maxwell, 2nd Baronet, son of the 1st Bart.
- Sir William Maxwell, 3rd Baronet, son of the 2nd Bart.
- Sir William Maxwell, 4th Baronet, son of the 3rd Bart.
- Sir William Maxwell, 5th Baronet, son of the 4th Bart.
- Sir William Maxwell, 6th Baronet, son of the 5th Bart.
- Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, 7th Baronet, son of the 6th Bart.
- Sir Aymer Maxwell, 8th Baronet, grandson of the 7th Bart.
- Sir Michael Eustace George Maxwell, 9th Baronet, nephew of the 8th Bart.
- see Heron-Maxwell Baronets
- see Stirling-Maxwell Baronets
