Maxwell Close

Maxwell Charles Close (25 June 1827 - 25 January 1903) was an

Irish Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in Maxwell Close
two periods between 1857 and 1885. Member of the
United Kingdom Parliament
Close was the eldest son of Colonel Maxwell Close of for County Armagh
Drumbanagher and his wife Anna Elizabeth Brownlow, sister of In office
Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan. He was educated at Eton 1857–1864
College and Christ Church, Oxford. He was a J. P. and a Deputy
Serving with Sir William Verner, Bt
Lieutenant for County Armagh and was High Sheriff of Armagh in
1854.[1] Preceded by James Caulfeild
Sir William Verner,
At the 1857 general election Close was elected Member of Bt
Parliament for Armagh and held the seat until 1864. He was re- Succeeded by Sir James Stronge,
elected in 1874 and held the seat until 1885.[2]
Bt
Close died at the age of 75. Sir William Verner,
Bt
Close married Catherine Deborah Agnes Close, daughter of Henry Member of the
S. Close of Newtown Park, Dublin in 1852.[1] United Kingdom Parliament
for County Armagh
In office
References
1874–1885
1. Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881 Serving with Edward Wingfield
(https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1881londuoft#p Verner to 1880
age/n109/mode/2up) James Nicholson Richardson from
1880
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies
beginning with "A" (part 2) (https://web.archive.org/web/20 Preceded by
150215181722/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ac
ommons2.htm)

External links
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Maxwell Close (https://api.parliament.uk/hi
storic-hansard/people/mr-maxwell-close)

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Member of Parliament for County
Preceded by Succeeded by
Armagh
James Caulfeild Sir James Stronge, Bt
1857 – 1864
Sir William Verner, Bt Sir William Verner, Bt
With: Sir William Verner, Bt

Member of Parliament for County

Preceded by Armagh
Sir James Stronge, Bt 1874 – 1885 constituency divided
Edward Wingfield Verner With: Edward Wingfield Verner to 1880
James Nicholson Richardson from 1880
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