John Maxwell, Lord Pollok

Sir John Maxwell of Nether Pollok (1648–1732),[1] also known by his judicial title Lord Pollok was a Scottish politician and lawyer.

The son of Sir George Maxwell of Auldhouse and Pollok and Annabella Stewart, he trained as a lawyer and became a Privy Counsellor. He was made a baronet in 1682, of Pollok in the County of Renfrew (now Pollokshaws in Glasgow) and was Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1691 to 1718.[1]

He was an investor in the Company of Scotland trading to Africa and the Indies and, on 3rd April 1696, he was elected to the court of directors of the company.[2]

He was a Treasury Lord Commissioner in 1696 and 1698 and a Shire Commissioner for Renfrewshire in the Parliament of Scotland for 1689–93, 1695–96 and 1698–99.[1]

He served as Lord Justice Clerk from 1699 to 1702 and succeeded Lord Newbyth as a Senator of the College of Justice from 1699 to his death.[1]

He died at Nether Pollok in 1732. He had married Marian Stewart, daughter of Sir James Stewart of Coltness and Kirkfield. They had no children and he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew John Maxwell of Blawerthill.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sir John Maxwell of Nether Pollok". University of Glasgow website. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. ^ Watt, Douglas (2024), The Price of Scotland: Darien, Union and the Wealth of Nations, Luath Press Limited, Edinburgh, pp. 52 & 69, ISBN 9781913025595
  3. ^ Sir John Maxwell (Burrell Collection Photo Library), The Glasgow Story
Academic offices
Preceded by Rector of the University of Glasgow Succeeded by
Mungo Graham of Gorthie
Legal offices
Preceded by Lord Justice Clerk
1699–1702 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
New creation Baronet
of Nether Park
1682/1707 – 1732 		Succeeded by
John Maxwell
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