Background
Close was the eldest son of Colonel Maxwell Close of Drumbanagher and his wife Anna Elizabeth Brownlow, sister of Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan.
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Maxwell Close
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Christ Church; Eton College.
Career
He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He was a J. P. and a Deputy Lieutenant for County Armagh and was High Sheriff of Armagh in 1854. He was re-elected in 1874 and held the seat until 1885.
Close died at the age of 75.
Close married Catherine Deborah Agnes Close, daughter of Henry South. Close of Newtown Park, Dublin in 1852.
Membership
17th United Kingdom Parliament. 18th United Kingdom Parliament. 21st United Kingdom Parliament.
22nd United Kingdom Parliament]
At the 1857 general election Close was elected Member of Parliament for Armagh and held the seat until 1864.
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Born
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Nationality
Irish -
Political Party
Conservative