John Maxwell-Barry, 5th Baron Farnham

John Maxwell-Barry, 5th Baron Farnham PC (Ire) (18 January 1767 – 20 September 1838) was an Irish Representative peer and politician.

He was the son of Henry Maxwell, Lord Bishop of Meath, and grandson of John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham. He married on 4 July 1789 to Juliana Lucy Annesley (died 10 October 1833), daughter of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris, 8th Viscount Valentia.

In 1788, Maxwell-Barry stood as Member of Parliament for Cavan County, however was declared not duly elected. He later represented Doneraile in the Irish House of Commons from 1792 to 1798, and subsequently Newtown Limavady until the Act of Union in 1801. He was appointed High Sheriff of Carlow for 1795-96 and Governor of co. Cavan for 1805 to 1831. He was also Colonel of the Cavan Militia between 1797 and 1823.

In the British House of Commons, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Cavan from 1806 to 1824. He was appointed a Privy Councillor in Ireland on the 7 July 1809. On the death of his first cousin, he succeeded at 5th Baron Farnham on 23 July 1823 and inherited the Farnham estate. He was elected a representative peer on 17 December 1825.

He died without issue and so the barony and estate passed to his brother Henry.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. (ISBN 033338847X),
• Maxwell family genealogy, part 03, showing the Maxwell of Calderwood, Maxwell of Farnham (co. Cavan), and Maxwell of Finnebrogue families.

External links

• Cavan County Museum - The Farnham Gallery
• Farnham Estate

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Charles Stewart George Montgomey	Member of Parliament for Cavan County 1788 With: Charles Stewart	Succeeded by Charles Stewart Francis Saunderson
Preceded by John Bagwell James Chatterton	Member of Parliament for Doneraile 1792–1798 With: James Chatterton	Succeeded by Peter Holmes John Townsend
Preceded by Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Hugh Carncross	Member of Parliament for Newtown Limavady 1798 – 1801 With: Hugh Carncross 1798 Eyre Power Trench 1798–1799 Charles Trench 1799–1801	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Francis Saunderson Nathaniel Sneyd	Member of Parliament for Cavan 1806 – 1824 With: Nathaniel Sneyd	Succeeded by Henry Maxwell Alexander Saunderson
Political offices
Preceded by The 1st Earl of Donoughmore	Representative peer for Ireland 1825–1838	Succeeded by The 2nd Viscount de Vesci
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by John James Maxwell	Baron Farnham 1823–1838	Succeeded by Henry Maxwell