Major John Robert Perceval-Maxwell (1896–1963) was an

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politician from

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. Perceval-Maxwell was educated at

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and the

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.Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
/ref> He was called to the Bar but did not practice as a Barrister. From 1935 to 1941 he was a member of the

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, and again from 1941 until his resignation in 1945.The Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72
/ref> Between 1937 and 1937 he was Deputy Speaker of the Senate. He sat in the Northern Ireland House of Commons representing

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from the general election of 1945 until the general election of 1949. when he retired after being deselected. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce from 21 September 1945 to 26 February 1949. He lived at Finnebrogue House,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perceval-Maxwell, Robert 1896 births 1963 deaths People educated at Eton College Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1945–1949 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1933–1937 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1937–1941 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1941–1945 Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for County Down constituencies Northern Ireland junior government ministers (Parliament of Northern Ireland) Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland