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William Maxwell
Born 1727 
4th of Dalswinton
Captain Maxwell
Last of Dalswinton

4th of Dalswinton. Son of Hugh Maxwell, 3rd of Dalswinton and Jane (or Jean) Douglas, a daughter of Helen Erskine, Boswell's mother's half-sister, and William Douglas, 2nd of Kelhead. Married to Mary Boscawen, a daughter of the Viscount Falmouth. Brother of George Maxwell. Due to financial troubles, he had to sell Dalswinton in 1786.

Maxwell eventually achieved the rank of Major in the army, so he might have been a Captain in 1763, although Boswell's use of the title "Captain" is not always to be taken literally.

Boswell dined with Captain Douglas of Kelhead and William Maxwell on December 21, 1762, and he had breakfast with Maxwell and John Boswell on January 7, 1763. On July 27, 1763, he dined once more with William and George Maxwell.

    Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.