John James Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham (5 February 1759[1][2] – 23 July 1823[3]) was an Irish representative peer and politician.

He commissioned Francis Johnston, a Dublin-based architect, to design an extension to Farnham House.

Maxwell sat as a Member of Parliament (MP) for County Cavan from 1780 until 1783 and again from 1793 until 1800.

[3] On his death in 1823, the Earldom and the Viscountcy became extinct, whilst the Barony and the Farnham estate passed to his cousin John Maxwell-Barry

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