Background
Heron-Maxwell was the son of Rev Michael Heron-Maxwell of Heron and Kirroughtree, and his wife Charlotte Frances Burgoyne, eldest daughter of Captain Frederick William Burgoyne Registered Nurse.
Heron-Maxwell was the son of Rev Michael Heron-Maxwell of Heron and Kirroughtree, and his wife Charlotte Frances Burgoyne, eldest daughter of Captain Frederick William Burgoyne Registered Nurse.
Harrow School.
He was educated at Harrow School anfd joined the 1st Royal Scots Regiment, where he was a captain. He was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtown. He held the seat until 1885.
Heron-Maxwell married Marguerite Stancomb, daughter of William Stancomb of Blount"s Court, Wiltshire in 1868.
Heron-Maxwell died at the age of 62.
22nd United Kingdom Parliament]
At the 1880 general election Heron-Maxwell was elected Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Kirkcudbright.