Somerset Maxwell, 8th Baron Farnham
Politician
1803 – 1884
Who was Somerset Maxwell, 8th Baron Farnham?
Somerset Richard Maxwell, 8th Baron Farnham was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament.
He was the son of Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham and Lady Anne Butler.
From 1839 to 1840, he was a Member of Parliament for Cavan and in 1844 High Sheriff of Cavan.
He married twice, firstly on the 30 May 1839 to Dorothea Pennefather, daughter of Richard Pennefather. He married secondly on the 31 May 1864 to Mary Anne Delap, daughter of Samuel Delap. On his older brother's death, he succeeded as 8th Baron Farnham on the 20 August 1868 . He died on the 4 June 1884 and was succeeded by his younger brother, James.
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