Sir John Maxwell, 8th Baronet

Thomas Annan photograph of a portrait of Sir John Maxwell, 8th Baronet of Pollok, painting by James R. Swinton

Sir John Maxwell, 8th Baronet of Pollok (12 May 1791 – 6 June 1865) was a Scottish politician.[1]

Maxwell was son of Sir John Maxwell, 7th Baronet.[2] He was member of the Parliament for Renfrewshire between the years of 1818 and 1830. Later he represented Lanarkshire, between the years of 1832 and 1837. He was influential in the restoration of Haggs Castle in 1860.

References

  1. ↑ "Maxwell, John (1791–1865), of Pollok, Renfrew, History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Edmund Lodge (1859). The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage and Baronetage: Containing the Family Histories of the Nobility. Hurst and Blackett. p. 759.
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