Sir Herbert Maxwell, 7th Baronet

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The Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell of Monreith, 7th Baronet KT, FRS, FRGS, LLD (8 January 1845–30 October 1937) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, Conservative politician and horticulturalist.

Contents 1 Political career 2 Marriage and issue 3 Works 3.1 Novels 3.2 Non Fiction 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Political career

Maxwell was Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire between 1880 and 1906. He served in the Conservative administration of Lord Salisbury as a Junior Lord of the Treasury from 1886 to 1892 and was admitted to the Privy Council in 1897.

[edit] Marriage and issue

Maxwell married Mary Fletcher-Campbell on the 20th January 1869, she predeceased him on the 3rd Semptember 1910. By her, he had two children who also both predeceased him:

• Ann Christian Maxwell (5th September 1871- 5th April 1937)
• Lt. Col. Aymer Edward Maxwell, (26th October 1877-died from wounds 9th October 1914). Aymer Maxwell married Lady Mary Percy, daughter of Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland and by her had a son, the naturalist and author, Gavin Maxwell.

[edit] Works

[edit] Novels

• Sir Lucian Elphin (1889),
• The Letter of the Law (1890),
• A Duke of Britain (1895),
• Chevalier of the Splendid Crest (1905),

[edit] Non Fiction

• Meridiana, Noontide Essays (1892)
• Scottish Land Names (1894)
• Afternoon Essays (1895)
• Rainy Days in a Library (1896)
• Bruce and the Struggle for Scottish Independence
• History of the House of Douglas-from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland (1902)-introduced by William Lindsay, Windsor Herald
• Memories of the Months (4 series)
• Story of the Tweed (1905)

Also "Lives" of W.H. Smith, Wellington, Romney, etc.

[edit] References

• This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton.
• The Peerage

[edit] External links

• A portrait of Sir Herbert Maxwell

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Vans-Agnew	Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire 1880–1906	Succeeded by Lord Elcho
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by William Maxwell	Baronet (of Monreith) 1877–1937	Succeeded by Aymer Maxwell