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Alexander Maxwell (British Army Officer)
Alexander Maxwell may refer to: * Alexander Maxwell (politician) * Alexander Maxwell (civil servant) Sir Alexander Maxwell (9 March 1880 – 1 July 1963) was a British civil servant notable for his service as Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office from 1938 to 1948.Duncan Fairn R., "Maxwell, Sir Alexander (1880–1963)", Oxford ... * Alexander Maxwell (bishop) {{hndis, Maxwell, Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Maxwell (politician)
Sir Alexander Maxwell, 2nd Baronet (died 23 May 1730) of Monreith, Wigtown, was a Scottish Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons. He was born the eldest surviving son of Sir William Maxwell, 1st Bt., of Monreith and educated at the University of Glasgow. He became an advocate in 1705 and succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet and to the Monreith estate in April 1709. He represented Wigtown Burghs in Parliament in 1713–1715. He married Jean Montgomerie, daughter of The Earl of Eglinton by his first wife Margaret Cochrane and had 3 sons and 4 daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son William William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conq ..., who was the father of Jane, the wife of The Duke of Gordon. References Year of birth missing 1730 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Maxwell (civil Servant)
Sir Alexander Maxwell (9 March 1880 – 1 July 1963) was a British civil servant notable for his service as Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office from 1938 to 1948.Duncan Fairn R., "Maxwell, Sir Alexander (1880–1963)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2004 Early life and education Alexander Maxwell was born at Sharston Mount, Northen Etchells, Cheshire, on 9 March 1880, the eldest son of the Revd Joseph Matthew Townsend Maxwell, a Congregational minister, and his wife, Louisa Maria Brely Snell, a Quaker GP. He was educated at Plymouth College before going up to Christ Church, Oxford. He obtained first classes in honour moderations in 1901 and literae humaniores in 1903. He won the Matthew Arnold Memorial Prize in 1904 and the chancellor's English essay prize in 1905. Early career Maxwell joined the Home Office in 1904, where he was private secretary to successive secretaries of state. In 1917 Maxwell was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
