John Maitland

John Maitland may refer to :

  • Sir John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, Commendator of Coldingham Priory
  • John Maitland, 1st Earl of Lauderdale (died 1645), Viscount of Lauderdale, Viscount Maitland and Lord Thirlestane & Boltoun, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane
  • John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale (1616–1682), 2nd Earl of Lauderdale
  • John Maitland (Haddington MP) (1732–1779), MP for Haddington Burghs, 1774–1880
  • John Maitland (Chippenham MP) (c. 1754–1831), MP for Chippenham, 1806–1812 and 1817–1818
  • John Maitland (Royal Navy officer) (1771–1836), Royal Navy admiral
  • John Maitland (Kirkcudbright MP) (1841–?), MP for Kirkcudbright, 1874–1880
  • Sir John Maitland (Conservative politician) (1903–1977), MP for Horncastle, 1945–1966
  • John Maitland (British Army officer) (1732–1779), British commander in American Revolutionary War
  • John Maitland (The Bill), a fictional police officer in the TV series The Bill
  • Jack Maitland, American football player

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