Background
He was the son of Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham and Margaret King.
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He was known as Shane Rua due to his striking head of red hair. He succeeded as 2nd Earl of Farnham, 2nd Viscount Farnham and 4th Baron Farnham on the 7 October 1800, also inheriting the Farnham estate in Cavan. He commissioned Francis Johnston, a Dublin-based architect, to design an extension to Farnham House.
He was elected a representative peer on the 2 March 1816.
Membership
Maxwell sat as a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Cavan County from 1780 until 1783 and again from 1793 until 1800.
