Maxton
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Maxton is a placename and a surname. It may refer to:
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- Maxton, RoxburghshireMaxton, RoxburghshireMaxton is a hamlet and civil parish in Roxburghshire, Scotland, and part of the Scottish Borders region.Maxton lies just off the A68, south of St. Boswells, north of Ancrum, and east of Newtown St. BoswellsMaxton is part of the St...
, Scotland - Maxton, KentMaxton, KentMaxton, Kent was once a rural parish to the west of Dover, in England. Maxton also served as the terminus of the tramway system serving the town until its closure in 1938.Maxton is now a suburb of Dover....
, England - Maxton, North CarolinaMaxton, North CarolinaMaxton is a town in Robeson County and Scotland County Counties, North Carolina, in the United States. The population was 2,551 at the time of the 2000 U.S. Census.-History:...
, USA
People:
- Annie MaxtonAnnie MaxtonAnnie Maxton was a Scottish socialist and trade unionist.Born in Glasgow, Maxton was convinced to join the Independent Labour Party by her elder brother, James Maxton. She trained as a teacher and became active in the Educational Institute of Scotland....
, Scottish socialist and trade unionist - James MaxtonJames MaxtonJames Maxton was a Scottish socialist politician, and leader of the Independent Labour Party. A prominent proponent of Home Rule for Scotland, he is remembered as one of the leading figures of the Red Clydeside era.-Early years:...
(1885-1946), Scottish socialist politician - John Maxton, Baron MaxtonJohn Maxton, Baron MaxtonJohn Alston Maxton, Baron Maxton is a Scottish Labour Party politician.From 1979 to 2001 he was a backbench Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons. He is a nephew of the former Independent Labour Party leader, James Maxton...
(born 5 May 1936), Scottish politician - Julie MaxtonJulie Maxton-Biography:Born in Scotland, she studied at University College London, Canterbury University, and the University of Auckland. At Auckland her career was both academic and administrative, with periods as the Dean of Graduate Studies and as an Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Most recently, she was...
, New Zealand lawyer and academic
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- Clan MaxtonClan MaxtonClan Maxton is a Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law. Clan Maxton is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the chiefly arms, or...
, a Scottish clan