The Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, 7th Baronet of Monreith KT PC JP DL FRS FRGS (8 January 1845 - 30 October 1937) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, artist, antiquarian, horticulturalist and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1906.[1][2][3][4] A member of Clan Maxwell descended from the first Lord Maxwell of Caerlaverock Castle, Maxwell was the eldest surviving son of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Maxwell, 6th Baronet and his wife, Helenora Shaw-Stewart, daughter of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 5th Baronet. He was educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford. He was a captain in the 4th battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers and a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Wigtownshire.[5]