John Maxwell
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John Maxwell may refer to:
- John Maxwell, 4th Lord MaxwellJohn Maxwell, 4th Lord MaxwellJohn Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell was a Scottish nobleman and head of the Border family or clan of Maxwell.-Origins:Maxwell was the eldest son and heir of John Maxwell, 3rd Lord Maxwell and Janet, the daughter of George Crichton, 1st Earl of Caithness...
(died 1513), Scottish nobleman and head of the Border family of Maxwell - John Maxwell (bishop) (died 1647), Scottish prelate, Archbishop of Tuam, Bishop of Ross
- Vice Admiral John Robert Maxwell, British sailor and Governor of The Bahamas
- John Maxwell (publisher) (1860–1895), London-based publisher founded by John Maxwell (1824-1895), husband of Mary Elizabeth BraddonMary Elizabeth BraddonMary Elizabeth Braddon was a British Victorian era popular novelist. She is best known for her 1862 sensation novel Lady Audley's Secret.-Life:...
- General Sir John Maxwell (British Army officer)John Maxwell (British Army officer)General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell GCB, KCMG, CVO, DSO, PC was a British Army officer and colonial governor. He served in the Mahdist War in the Sudan, the Boer War, and in the First World War, but he is best known for his role in the suppression of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland and subsequent...
(1859–1929), British Army officer and colonial governor - John Maxwell (golfer)John Maxwell (golfer)John R. Maxwell was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904, Maxwell was part of the American team which won the silver medal. He finished 21st in this competition....
(1871–1906), American golfer and Olympic silver medalist - Sir John Maxwell (police officer)John Maxwell (police officer)Sir John Maxwell CBE was a British police officer.Maxwell grew up in Muirkirk, Ayrshire. He joined the Manchester City Police in 1901 and served as Chief Constable from 1927 to November 1942...
(1882–1968), Chief Constable of Manchester, 1927–1942 - John Alan MaxwellJohn Alan MaxwellJohn Alan Maxwell was an American artist known primarily for his book and magazine illustrations, as well as historical paintings...
(1904–1984), American artist and illustrator - John Maxwell (artist)John Maxwell (artist)John Maxwell was a Scottish painter of landscapes and imaginative subjects.Born in Dalbeattie in Kirkcudbrightshire, Maxwell studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1921 to 1927 and then, with the aid of a travelling scholarship, from 1927 to 1928 at the Académie Moderne in Paris under Léger and...
(1905–1962), Scottish artist - John Maxwell (actor)John Maxwell (actor)John Maxwell was an American film and television actor who appeared in over 100 films of the 1940s and 1950s. Many times the actor appeared in films uncredited. Occasionally he played larger roles in movies, such as in The Prowler...
(1916–1982), American actor of the 1940s and 1950s - John Maxwell (Confederate agent), secret agent during the American Civil War
- John Maxwell (writer)John Maxwell (writer)John Maxwell is a writer and performer from Jackson, Mississippi. He is best known for his portrayal of William Faulkner in Oh, Mr. Faulkner, Do You Write?, a one-man theatrical piece co-written with Tom Dupree. Maxwell has performed this play steadily since its world premiere at Jackson's New...
(born 1944), American writer - John C. MaxwellJohn C. MaxwellJohn Calvin Maxwell is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 60 books, primarily focusing on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow...
(born 1947), American author and leadership coach - John Patterson Bryan MaxwellJohn Patterson Bryan MaxwellJohn Patterson Bryan Maxwell was an American Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1837–1839 and 1841-1843. He was the son of George C. Maxwell and the first cousin of George M...
(1804–1845), New Jersey House Representative for the Whig Party - John Maxwell (sport shooter), Australian Olympic sport shooter
- Johnny MaxwellJohnny MaxwellJohnny Maxwell is a fictional character in a series of three children's books by Terry Pratchett. He is a young boy living in the typical late-20th-century English town of Blackbury .Johnny has a difficult home life...
, fictional character in Terry Pratchett novels - John Maxwell (Medal of Honor)John Maxwell (Medal of Honor)John Maxwell was a fireman second class serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.-Biography:...
(1841–1931), American Medal of Honor recipient - John Hall MaxwellJohn Hall MaxwellJohn Hall Maxwell was a Scottish agriculturist.Maxwell, eldest son of William Maxwell of Dargavel, Renfrewshire, who died in 1847, by Mary, eldest daughter of John Campbell of Possil, near Glasgow, was born in Queen Street, Glasgow, in February 1812, and called to the Scottish bar in 1835.He...
(1812–1866), Scottish agriculturist - John Maxwell, 1st Baron FarnhamJohn Maxwell, 1st Baron FarnhamJohn Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham was an Irish peer and politician.He was a Member of Parliament of the Irish House of Commons for Cavan County from 1727 to 1756...
(1687–1759), Irish peer and politician - John Maxwell, 2nd Earl of FarnhamJohn Maxwell, 2nd Earl of FarnhamJohn James Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham was an Irish Representative peer and politician.He was the son of Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham and Margaret King. In 1784, he married Grace Cuffe, daughter of Thomas Cuffe, however, they had no children...
(1760–1823), Irish Representative peer and politician - John Preston Maxwell (1871–1961), Presbyterian obstetric missionary to China
- John Rogers Maxwell, Sr.John Rogers Maxwell, Sr.John Rogers Maxwell, Sr. was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, for many years President of the Atlas Portland Cement Company.-Biography:...
(1846-1910), American railroad executive and yachtsman - J. Rogers Maxwell (1875–?), his son, yachtsman
- Sir John Maxwell, 7th BaronetSir John Maxwell, 7th BaronetSir John Maxwell, 7th Baronet, of Pollok was a Member of Parliament for Paisley from 10 December 1832 until resigning in 1834....
, British Member of the UK Parliament for Paisley - Sir John Maxwell, 8th Baronet, British Member of the UK Parliament for LanarkshireLanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:...
and Renfrewshire - John Waring Maxwell, Member of the UK Parliament for DownpatrickDownpatrick (UK Parliament constituency)Downpatrick was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.-Boundaries:...