Hubert Maxwell Lenox-Conyngham was born in Dublin. He was a son of Sir William and Lady Lenox-Conyngham of Springhill House, Moneymore, and the brother of John Staples Molesworth Lenox-Conyngham. He joined the Army Veterinary Service Corps in 1897 and served in East Africa (Somaliland Campaign) in 1902-03. During the First World War, he attained the rank Major and was ‘Mentioned in Despatches’ and awarded the D.S.O. (Distinguished Service Order). He died of illness on Friday the 15th March 1918 at Chester and was buried in Dublin.
The burial ground near the East side of the road from Dublin to Kilternan and Enniskerry, belongs to the Eastern Health Board. It stands on the North-East side of the old Kilgobbin Churchyard.