Henry Maxwell (bishop)


Henry Maxwell

Bishop of Meath
ChurchChurch of Ireland
DioceseMeath
Appointed15 April 1766
Term ended7 October 1798
PredecessorArthur Smyth
SuccessorThomas Lewis O'Beirne
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination14 February 1748
Consecration10 March 1765
by Richard Robinson
Personal details
Borncirca 1723
Died7 October 1798 (aged 75)
BuriedArdbraccan, County Meath
NationalityIrish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJohn Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham and Judith Barry
SpouseMargaret Foster
ChildrenJohn and Henry

Henry Maxwell, D.D. (c.1723–1798) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland as the Dean of Kilmore, then Bishop of Dromore, and finally Bishop of Meath.