William Jardine Herries Maxwell

William Jardine Herries Maxwell (4 March 1852 – 31 July 1933)^[1] was a Liberal Unionist politician in Scotland.

Maxwell was the son of Wellwood Herries Maxwell of Munches in Buittle and his wife Jane Home Jardine.^[2]

Maxwell was elected at the 1892 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfriesshire, but lost it very narrowly in 1895, when his Liberal Party opponent had a majority of only 13 votes.^[3] He regained his seat in 1900, but stood down at the 1906 general election.^[3]

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
^ Scottish Archive Network - Maxwell of Munches
^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 535. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Robert Jardine	Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire 1892 – 1895	Succeeded by Robinson Souttar
Preceded by Robinson Souttar	Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire 1900 – 1906	Succeeded by Percy Molteno