Major John Robert Perceval-Maxwell (1896–1963) was an Ulster Unionist Party politician from Northern Ireland.
Perceval-Maxwell was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. [1] He was called to the Bar but did not practice as a Barrister. [1] From 1935 to 1941 he was a member of the Senate of Northern Ireland, and again from 1941 until his resignation in 1945. [2] Between 1937 and 1937 he was Deputy Speaker of the Senate. [2]
He sat in the Northern Ireland House of Commons representing Ards from the general election of 1945 [2] until the general election of 1949. when he retired after being deselected. [1] He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce from 21 September 1945 to 26 February 1949. [1]
He lived at Finnebrogue House, Downpatrick.
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- 1896 births
- 1963 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1945–1949
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1933–1937
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1937–1941
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1941–1945
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for County Down constituencies
- Northern Ireland junior government ministers (Parliament of Northern Ireland)
- Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- King's Royal Rifle Corps officers
- British Army personnel of World War I