Ebenezer Maitland

Ebenezer Fuller Maitland FRS (23 April 1780 – 1 November 1858) was a British Member of Parliament.

He was the only son of Ebenezer Maitland of Clapham Common, Surrey, who was a merchant and Bank of England director. Ebenezer, junior adopted the additional name of Fuller in accordance with the wishes of his wife's aunt Sarah Fuller.

He was a director of the South Sea Company from 1815 until his death.

He was elected Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel in 1807, for Wallingford in 1812 and for Chippenham in 1826. He was appointed Sheriff of Berkshire for 1825–26 and Sheriff of Breconshire for 1831–32.

In 1829 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.

He married Bethia, the daughter of Joshua Ellis of London, with whom he had four sons and four daughters. He owned several large estates, including Shinfield Park and Park Place in Berkshire.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Viscount Lismore Charles Cockerell	Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel 1807–1812 With: George Peter Holford	Succeeded by Reginald Pole Carew John Ashley Warre
Preceded by William Hughes Richard Benyon	Member of Parliament for Wallingford 1812–1820 With: William Hughes	Succeeded by William Hughes George James Robarts
Preceded by William Madocks John Rock Grossett	Member of Parliament for Chippenham 1826–1830 With: Frederick Gye	Succeeded by Joseph Neeld Philip Pusey
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Charles Saxton	High Sheriff of Berkshire 1825	Succeeded by William Mount
Preceded by William Lewis Hopkins	High Sheriff of Brecknockshire 1831	Succeeded by James Pryce Gwynne Holford