Background
Farnham was the son of Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham, and Lady Anne Butler.
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Career
He was elected to the House of Commons for County Cavan in 1824, a seat he continued to represent until 1838. The latter year he succeeded his father as seventh Baron, inheriting the Farnham estate, and subsequently served as an Irish Representative Peer from 1839 to 1868. He was made a Knight of Street Patrick in 1845.
Lord Farnham married Anna Stapleton, daughter of Thomas Stapleton, 16th Baron le Despencer, on 3 December 1828.
The couple had no children. Lord and Lady Farnham were killed in the Abergele train disaster of 1868.
After his death, a statue in his honour was erected in Cavan by his tenants. The statue now sits in front of the new Johnston Library in the town.
The Farnham family crest reads "Je suis pret" (I am ready).
Membership
7th United Kingdom Parliament. 8th United Kingdom Parliament. 9th United Kingdom Parliament.
10th United Kingdom Parliament.
11th United Kingdom Parliament. 12th United Kingdom Parliament.
13th United Kingdom Parliament.
