Biography

William Maxwell. (ca. 1715-1771) (aka. 3rd of Monreith)

3rd Bart of Monreith. Son of Alexander Maxwell (d. 1730), 2nd Bart of Monreith, and Jean Montgomerie (1689-1745), daughter of the 9th Earl of Eglinton. Married to Magdalene Blair of Blair (d. 1765). The couple had six children, among them Jane (1746-1811), later Duchess of Gordon, and Eglantine, Lady Wallace.

The Scottish city of Port William was founded by and named after Sir William.

Life with James Boswell:

Boswell mentions him in his journal of September 24, 1762, where Sir William visited the Herons, where Boswell was staying at the time. He described him as "formerly [...] a genteel, pretty-looking man. Now he looks like an overgown drover. He entertained us with many of the exploits of his youth, which however were rather a little too marvellous."

External links:

• Port William - a city founded by and named after Sir William Maxwell
• Maxwell family tree - from Stirnet
• Lady Jane Maxwell - also some family history and info about her father Sir William

This article was last updated at January 31 2008 22:28:57 CET

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