John Maxwell (British Army officer)

Sir John Maxwell
General Sir John Maxwell, 1916
Born	(1859-07-11)11 July 1859 Liverpool, England
Died	21 February 1929(1929-02-21) (aged 69) Newlands, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1866–1921
Rank	General
Commands	Northern Command Commander-in-Chief, Ireland British Troops in Egypt 14th Brigade
Battles / wars	Second Boer War First World War Easter Rising
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George[1] Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Order of Osmanieh (Ottoman Empire) Grand Cross of the Order of the Nile (Egypt)[2] Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Italy)[3] Knight of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia)

General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell, GCB, KCMG, CVO, DSO (11 July 1859 – 21 February 1929) was a British Army officer and colonial governor. He served in the Mahdist War in the Sudan, the Second Boer War, and in the First World War. As Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, he played a key part in the response to the 1916 Easter Rising, including overseeing the courts-martial after the rebellion. Maxwell retired in 1922.