REV. W. J. MAXWELL, Pastor of the Wellington Street Methodist Church of Canada, Brantford, was born at Plympton, Lambton County, Ontario, March 25, 1844, and is a son of W. J. Maxwell, Esq., a native of Ireland, and a farmer by occupation, who came to Canada in 1828, locating in Lambton county, where he resided until his death in 1880, aged 71 years.

He was married to Miss Hannon, also a native of Ireland, who died April, 1862. They had six children, five sons and one daughter, three sons are yet living.

Mr. Maxwell, our subject, spent the first twenty-four years of his life in Lambton County, where he taught school for ten years. After studying for the ministry, he was first put in charge at Watford, Lambton County, for two years; then at Parkhill, Middlesex County, for two years; and then ordained in Wellington Street Church, Brantford- the church which he is now the pastor- in 1875, becoming a member of the London Conference. He was pastor of a church in Guelph for one year after ordination; then was sent to St. Catharines for three years, and from there back to Guelph, his former charge for three years.

In June, 1882, he was placed in his present charge. He married August 13, 1879, to Miss Jennie H. Young, a native of Sarnia, Lambton County. One brother, Henry W. Maxwell, was a member of the Methodist Conference, and at the time of his death was in charge of a church at Durham, Province of Quebec.

Charges: Received on trial in 1871-1872 at Watford, Wesleyan Methodist, 1868-1872 Watford (Lambton Co.), 1873 Parkhill (Middlesex Co.), 1875 Norfolk St. Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1876 St Catharines, 1879-1881 Dublin St Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1882 Brantford (Brant Co.), 1889 President Niagara Conference