25-805: John Maxwell may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] John Maxwell (publisher) (1824–1895), British publisher John Maxwell (producer) (1879–1940), British film producer John Alan Maxwell (1904–1984), American artist and illustrator John Maxwell (British artist) (1905–1962), Scottish artist John Maxwell (actor) (1918–1982), American actor John Maxwell (writer) (born 1944), American writer John C. Maxwell (born 1947), American author and leadership coach Politics [ edit ] John Maxwell, Lord Pollok (1648–1732), Scottish politician and lawyer John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham (1687–1759), Irish peer and politician John Robert Maxwell , Irish politician and Royal Governor of
50-868: A 1d. weekly but relaunched as Robin Goodfellow at 2d. Temple Bar from the end of 1860 was a successful monthly but Maxwell, in partnership by then with Robert Maxwell, lost control of it. He survived a financial crisis in 1862, supported by the earnings of the author Mary Elizabeth Braddon , with whom he was living. Maxwell continued as a publisher, in particular of reprint fiction. Maxwell also developed property in Richmond , where he and Braddon lived at Lichfield House . Two nearby streets that he developed are named after characters in Braddon's novels. Maxwell married twice. With his first wife, Mary Anne Crowley, whom he married in 1848, he had at least five surviving children. She
75-521: A bishopric". He was raised to the bishopric of Ross on 26 April 1633, and consecrated between 15 June and 18 July following, while Charles was in Scotland. The king granted him on, 19 March 1634, a yearly pension of 166l., adding on 20 October 1634, a grant of the priory of Beauly , Inverness-shire , and on 26 July 1636, a mortification of certain kirks and chaplaincies. He was also made a privy councillor , and in 1636 an extraordinary lord of session . It
100-444: A fortnight before the rebellion" of 1641. Here, with Bishops Henry Leslie and John Leslie , he conferred with John O'Cullenan , Roman Catholic Bishop of Raphoe . On the outbreak of the rebellion he was driven by the rebels from his palace at Killala, County Mayo . Fleeing with his wife, three children, and neighbours, the company, numbering about a hundred, was attacked at the bridge of Shruel, County Mayo, when several were killed and
125-580: Is conjectured that Maxwell took part in the compilation of the "canons and constitutions ecclesiastical", authorised by the king in 1635 and published in 1636. In conjunction with James Wedderburn , Bishop of Dunblane , he certainly had a chief hand in drawing up the new service-book for Scotland, subsequently revised by Laud, Juxon, and Wren. On its introduction by order (13 June 1637) of the Scottish privy council, Maxwell at once brought it into use in his cathedral at Fortrose . In December 1637, in consequence of
150-476: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Maxwell (publisher) John Maxwell (1824–1895) was an Irish businessman, publisher and property developer in London. He is known for his weekly magazines containing fiction and gossip aimed at a working-class audience, which he ran while also cultivating upmarket readers with monthly publications. Maxwell
175-481: The presbyterian irregularities of Robert Blair , and other Scottish clergymen who had migrated to the north of Ireland . He carried to the court an account, derived from Leslie, of Blair's alleged teaching respecting physical convulsions as requisites of religious revival. In consequence of this report, Robert Echlin , Bishop of Down and Connor, suspended Blair in 1631, and deposed him and his friends in 1632. Maxwell, according to Blair's sarcasm, "was then gaping for
200-560: The American Civil War John Maxwell (Medal of Honor) (1841–1931), American Medal of Honor recipient Sir John Maxwell (British Army officer) (1859–1929), British Army general and colonial governor Nobility [ edit ] John Maxwell, 3rd Lord Maxwell (died 1484), Scottish nobleman John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell (died 1513), Scottish nobleman, son of the above John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries of Terregles (c. 1512–1583), Scottish nobleman, grandson of
225-694: The Bahama Islands , 1783–1784 John Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham (1760–1823), Irish representative peer and politician, grandson of the 1st Baron Farnham Sir John Maxwell, 7th Baronet (1768–1844), British Member of Parliament for Paisley Sir John Maxwell, 8th Baronet (1791–1865), British Member of Parliament for Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, son of the above John Waring Maxwell , Member of Parliament for Downpatrick , 1820–1830, 1832–1835 John Patterson Bryan Maxwell (1804–1845), U.S. Representative from New Jersey Military [ edit ] John Maxwell (Confederate agent) , secret agent during
250-477: The Ness with ane coill of fyre, thair to haue brynt them altogidder. Bot there fell out ane suddant schour, that befoir thay culd wyn to the Ness the coill wes drounit out. The scolleris seing this, thay rave thame all in blaidis, dispytfullie, and kest them in the sea". Maxwell preached a short sermon without common prayer, took horse, rode south in disguise, and went straight to London to the king. In November 1638, on
275-459: The Primacy (i.e. as Archbishop of St Andrews ). In 1640, Maxwell went over to Ireland , where he was made D. D. by Trinity College, Dublin , and appointed on 12 October 1640, Bishop of Killala and Achonry by royal patent, in room of Archibald Adair, deprived 18 May for favouring the covenant. According to Patrick Adair, Maxwell came "in a disguised habit" to Raphoe , County Donegal , "about
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#1732848925887300-1541: The above John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell (1553–1593), Scottish Catholic nobleman, great-grandson of the 4th Lord Maxwell John Maxwell, 9th Lord Maxwell (c. 1583–1613), Scottish Catholic nobleman, son of the above Sports [ edit ] John Maxwell (golfer) (1871–1906), American golfer and Olympic silver medalist J. Rogers Maxwell (John Rogers Maxwell, Jr., 1875–1932), American yachtsman, son of John Rogers Maxwell, Sr. John Maxwell (American football) (fl. 1902–1903), American football player for John Heisman's Clemson Tigers John Maxwell (sport shooter) (born 1951), Australian Olympic sport shooter Other [ edit ] John Maxwell (bishop) (died 1647), Scottish prelate, Archbishop of Tuam, Bishop of Ross John Maxwell (archdeacon of Clogher) , Archdeacon of Clogher, 1762–1783 John Hall Maxwell (1812–1866), Scottish agriculturist John Rogers Maxwell Sr. (1846–1910), American railroad executive and yachtsman John and George Maxwell (1864–?), Canadian Gaelic-speaking fishermen John Preston Maxwell (1871–1961), Presbyterian obstetric missionary to China Sir John Maxwell (police officer) (1882–1968), Chief Constable of Manchester, 1927–1942 Johnny Maxwell , fictional character in Terry Pratchett's novels See also [ edit ] Max Atkinson (John Maxwell Atkinson, 1944–2024), British author and academic Maxwell (surname) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
325-404: The bishop stripped, wounded, and left for dead. Rescued by Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond , he took refuge in the town of Galway , but the townsmen rose against the garrison, and his life was again in peril. He removed to Dublin , where he encouraged his friends by his zealous preaching. Ultimately he made his way to the king at Oxford and acted as royal chaplain . On 30 August 1645 he
350-666: The church: High Kirk and Old Kirk. On 18 July 1622, he was elected by the town council to the charge of the New or High Church; on 14 December, he was elected by the town council to the second charge in the Old Church, or St Giles' Old Church , and admitted on 27 January 1626. He left in 1630 to take position as Bishop of Ross . Maxwell was able to achieve influence at court through his cousin, James Maxwell of Innerwick (afterwards Earl of Dirleton ). In 1629, by command of Charles I , he waited on William Laud , Archbishop of Canterbury , to explain
375-492: The clergy lawfully convened, though it did not lead to the return of Scottish bishoprics. Charles proposed to confer on Maxwell the bishopric of Elphin , but Wentworth had promised it to Henry Tilson . The day after the death (26 November 1639) of Archbishop John Spottiswood , Maxwell, in terms of the deceased primate's will, gave the manuscript of his history into the king's own hand at Whitehall . Spottiswood had made Maxwell his executor, and recommended him as his successor in
400-508: The eve of the meeting of the General Assembly at Glasgow , he was at Hamilton , with Walter Whiteford , Bishop of Brechin . He was one of the six prelates who signed the declinature addressed to the general assembly, and on this and other grounds was deposed and excommunicated (13 December) by the assembly, the same assembly which abolished Episcopacy in the Kingdom of Scotland. Maxwell
425-482: The news reached him at Dublin of the surrender of Charles by the Scottish army (30 January 1647), he retired to his closet and was found dead on his knees on 14 February 1647. His age was about 55. He was buried in Christ Church Cathedral . He married Elizabeth Innes, by whom he had four sons, John, David, James, and Robert, and five daughters, Anne, Janet, Elizabeth, Rachel, and Bethia. Archbishop Maxwell left
450-452: The opposition to the service-book, the privy council sent the lord high treasurer ( John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair ) to London for instructions. Traquair urged that the service-book be withdrawn. Laud would have had him superseded as Lord High Treasurer by Maxwell. The service-book was in use at Fortrose till 11 March 1638, when "certane scolleris cam pertlie in to the kirk and took wp thir haill seruice bookis, and careit them doun to
475-406: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Maxwell&oldid=1235997997 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
500-546: The views of the Scottish hierarchy in reference to a Book of Common Prayer . Archbishop Laud and King Charles were in favour of bringing the Anglican prayer-book into use throughout the three kingdoms. Maxwell reported that the Scottish bishops believed there would be less opposition to a service-book framed in Scotland, though on the English model. In 1630, Maxwell was in correspondence with Henry Leslie , then dean of Down , about
525-531: Was appointed to the archbishopric of Tuam , in succession to Richard Boyle . He returned to Dublin, and in August 1646 signed the address of thanks by eighty Dublin divines to Ormonde , the Lord-Lieutenant , for the protection he had accorded them in the use of the prayer-book. In the meantime, Samuel Rutherford published his 1644 Lex, Rex , which argued against the bishop's conception of royal authority. When
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#1732848925887550-577: Was born in 1591 the son of John Maxwell of Cavens, Kirkcudbrightshire , was born in or before 1586. He was educated at the University of St Andrews , where he graduated M. A. on 29 July 1611. In 1615, he ordained as Church of Scotland minister of Mortlach , Banffshire . He translated in 1622 to High Kirk parish in St Giles in Edinburgh , where he successively held two of the four parishes contained within
575-515: Was charged with bowing to the altar, wearing cope and rochet, using "the English liturgy" for the past two years in his house and cathedral, ordaining deacons, giving absolution, fasting on Friday, and travelling and card-playing on Sunday. His accusers described him as "a perfect pattern of a proud prelate". In August 1639, Maxwell and five other bishops signed a protestation against the General Assembly as unlawful, and appealing to an assembly of
600-447: Was from Ulster , an orphan from a Limerick family, and came to London around 1842, attempting to have Gerald Griffin 's poetry published. In the 1850s he was in business in London, selling newspapers and advertising space in them. From 1858 Maxwell founded a series of newspapers, beginning that year with Town Talk which lasted for 18 months, followed by The Welcome Guest from 1859, bought from Henry Vizetelly and loss-making as
625-488: Was later confined to a lunatic asylum , after the birth of their seventh child, dying in 1874. He then married Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The actor Gerald Melbourne Maxwell, author W. B. Maxwell and barrister Edward Henry Harrington Maxwell were her sons. John Maxwell (bishop) John Maxwell (1591–1647), was a Protestant clergyman serving the Church of Scotland and Church of Ireland as Archbishop of Tuam . He
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