Arthur Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham
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Arthur Kenlis Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham (2 October 1879 – 5 February 1957) was an Irish Representative peer
and a Nova Scotia baronet.
He was the son of Somerset Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham
and Lady Florence Jane Taylour. On his father's death, he succeeded as 11th Baron Farnham
and 14th Baronet of Calderwood on the 22 November 1900. He married Aileen Selina Coote, daughter of Charles Purdon Coote and Lydia Lucy Wingfield-Digby, on 8 October 1903. On the 18 December 1908, he was elected an Irish Representative peer. His son, Somerset
, had died of wounds in 1942, and so on his death, his titles passed to his grandson, Barry
.
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
and a Nova Scotia baronet.
He was the son of Somerset Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham
Somerset Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham
Somerset Henry Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham was an Irish Representative peer and a Nova Scotia baronet.He was the son of Richard Thomas Maxwell, and grandson of Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham. He married Lady Florence Jane Taylour, daughter of Thomas Taylour, 3rd Marquess of Headfort and Amelia...
and Lady Florence Jane Taylour. On his father's death, he succeeded as 11th Baron Farnham
Baron Farnham
Baron Farnham, of Farnham in the County of Cavan, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1756 for John Maxwell, who had previously represented Cavan Borough in the Irish House of Commons. John Maxwell's son, the second Baron, was created Viscount Farnham in 1760 and Earl of Farnham...
and 14th Baronet of Calderwood on the 22 November 1900. He married Aileen Selina Coote, daughter of Charles Purdon Coote and Lydia Lucy Wingfield-Digby, on 8 October 1903. On the 18 December 1908, he was elected an Irish Representative peer. His son, Somerset
Somerset Arthur Maxwell
Hon. Somerset Arthur Maxwell was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.- Family :Eldest son of Arthur Kenlis Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham...
, had died of wounds in 1942, and so on his death, his titles passed to his grandson, Barry
Barry Maxwell, 12th Baron Farnham
The Rt. Hon. Barry Owen Somerset Maxwell, 12th Baron Farnham , was an Irish peer and a Nova Scotia baronet.The 12th Lord Farnham was the son of Somerset Arthur Maxwell, and grandson of Arthur Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham. He was educated at Eton and Harvard Business School...
.