Earl of Galloway Vanity Fair 1 February 1873

Alan Plantagenet Stewart, 10th Earl of Galloway, KT, DL, JP (21 October 1835 – 7 February 1901), styled Lord Garlies until 1873, was a British peer and politician. Galloway House

Background

Galloway was the eldest son of

Randolph Stewart, 9th Earl of Galloway Randolph Algernon Ronald Stewart, 9th Earl of Galloway (16 September 1800 – 2 January 1873) was the Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright from 1828 to 1845; and of Wigton from 1828 to 1851. He was styled Viscount Garlies from 1806 to 1834. Early lif ...

, and Lady Harriett Blanche, daughter of

Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, KG (22 December 1766 – 23 November 1835), styled Marquess of Worcester until 1803, was a British politician. Background and education Somerset was the son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort ...

. He was educated at

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

Cricket

He played first-class

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for the

Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London. The club was formerly the governing body of cricket retaining considerable global influence ...

between 1858 and 1864.

Public life

Galloway sat as

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for

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between 1868 and 1873. The latter year he succeeded to his father's earldom and estates, including the family seats of Galloway House and Cumloden House, and entered the

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. He was also

Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the Scottish monarch's personal representative to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (the Kirk), reflecting the Church's role as the national church of ...

from 1876 to 1877 and a

justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

and deputy lieutenant for

Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbrightshire ( ), or the County of Kirkcudbright or the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright is one of the historic counties of Scotland, covering an area in the south-west of the country. Until 1975, Kirkcudbrightshire was an administrative county ...

and

. In 1887 he was appointed a

Knight of the Thistle A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Gr ...

Personal life

Lord Galloway married Lady Arabella Arthur, daughter of

James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, (17 April 1791 – 12 April 1868), styled Viscount Cranborne until 1823, was a British Conservative politician. He held office under The Earl of Derby as Lord Privy Seal in 185 ...

, in 1872 (he was consequently the brother-in-law of Prime Minister

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (; 3 February 183022 August 1903) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of over thirteen y ...

). Their daughter, Helen Stewart, married Neo-Jacobite

Walter Clifford Mellor Colonel John James Mellor (12 August 1830 – 12 January 1916) was a British industrialist and Conservative politician. Early life Mellor was born in Oldham, Lancashire, and was educated privately.''New Members of Parliament'', The Times, 19 Ju ...

. Lord Galloway died in February 1901, aged 65, and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, Randolph. Lady Galloway died in August 1903. On 14 October 1889, The Earl of Galloway appeared in Dumfries Sheriff Court on a charge of indecent behaviour towards a young girl. He was found 'not guilty'. On 23 January 1890, the Earl of Galloway appeared again in court, Glasgow Central Police Court, charged with having been 'riotous, disorderly or indecent' in his behaviour, by accosting, following and molesting Margaret Brown and one or more female passengers. The charge was found 'not proven'.

Ancestry

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External links

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