Somerset Arthur Maxwell
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Hon. Somerset Arthur Maxwell (20 January 1905 – December 1942) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Family
Eldest son of Arthur Kenlis Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham. He married 1930 (Angela) Susan Roberts and had issue:
- Barry Owen Somerset Maxwell, 12th Baron Farnham.
- Simon Kenlis Maxwell, 13th Baron Farnham
- Sheelin Virginia Maxwell.
[edit] Political career
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for the King's Lynn constituency in Norfolk at the 1935 general election, succeding the Conservative MP Lord Fermoy, who had held the seat since the 1924 election.
In December 1942, Maxwell died of wounds received in action at El Alamein on active service in World War II, aged 37. At the resulting by-election in February 1943, Lord Fermoy was re-elected.
[edit] Military career
- Lt Colonel Middlesex Yeomanry (Royal Signals).
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- (1975) Burke's Peerage.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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| Preceded by Lord Fermoy |
Member of Parliament for King's Lynn 1935–1942 |
Succeeded by Lord Fermoy |
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