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Earl of Galloway is a title in the
Peerage of Scotland
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. It was created in 1623 for Alexander Stewart, 1st Lord Garlies, with remainder to his heirs male bearing the name and arms of Stewart. He had already been created Lord Garlies in the Peerage of Scotland in 1607, with remainder to the heirs male of his body succeeding to the estates of Garlies. This branch of the Stewart family were distant relatives of the
Stewart Kings of Scotland.
Lord Galloway was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, the second Earl. He had already been created a
Baronet
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, of Corsewell in the
county of Wigtown, in 1627. This title is in the
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
King James I ...
. His grandson, the fifth Earl (who had succeeded his elder brother, who in his turn had succeeded his father), was a politician. He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Earl. He was a Lord of Police. In 1704 Lord Galloway succeeded his kinsman Sir Archibald Stewart, 2nd Baronet, of Burray, as third Baronet of Burray (see below). On his death the titles passed to his eldest son, the seventh Earl. He was a
Member of Parliament
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and served as
Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtownshire. From 1774 to 1796 he sat in the
House of Lords
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as a
Scottish Representative Peer
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. In 1796 Lord Galloway was created Baron Stewart of Garlies in the
Peerage of Great Britain
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, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords. He was succeeded by his son, the eighth Earl. He was an
admiral
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in the
Royal Navy
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, a Member of Parliament and
Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbrightshire
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and Wigtownshire. When he died the titles passed to his eldest son, the ninth Earl. He represented
Cockermouth
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in the
House of Commons
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and was Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the tenth Earl. He sat as Member of Parliament for
Wigtownshire
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. On his death the titles passed to his younger brother, the eleventh Earl. He was a soldier and fought in the
Crimean War
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and in the
Indian Rebellion of 1857
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. He was succeeded by his only son, the twelfth Earl. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbrightshire. His only son, the thirteenth Earl, succeeded in 1978. The thirteenth Earl, who suffered from mental illness after being lobotomised at the age of 23, married, but died childless in 2020, upon which the line of descent from the eleventh earl failed. the present holder of the titles is the thirteenth earl's second cousin once removed. He is the great-grandson of Major-General Hon. Alexander Stewart (1838–1896), the third son of the ninth Earl.
Several other members of the family have also gained distinction. The Hon.
John Stewart John Stewart may refer to:
Business
* John Aikman Stewart (1822–1926), American banker
* John Killough Stewart (1867–1938), businessman and philanthropist in Queensland, Australia
* John K. Stewart (1870–1916), American entrepreneur and inve ...
, third son of the third Earl, was a brigadier-general in the army and also sat as Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire. The Hon.
Keith Stewart
Vice-Admiral Keith Stewart (1739 – 3 March 1795) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons on two occasions. Having began his naval career in around 1753, Stewart was promoted to commander in 1761 an ...
, third son of the sixth Earl, was an Admiral and Member of Parliament. His son
James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie
James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie (23 September 1784 – 24 September 1843) was a Scottish politician and British colonial administrator.
Early life
He was born James Alexander Stewart on 23 September 1784. James was the son of the former Geor ...
was
Governor of Ceylon {{Use dmy dates, date=November 2019
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. His grandson was
James Stewart-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth
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Stewart-Mackenzie was the son of Keith William St ...
. The Hon. Montgomery Granville John Stewart, sixth son of the seventh Earl, represented
Kirkcudbrightshire
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in the House of Commons. The Hon.
James Henry Keith Stewart
James Henry Keith Stewart (22 October 1783 – 18 July 1836) was a Scottish Tory Member of Parliament.
Stewart was a younger son of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway
John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway, (13 March 1736 – 13 November 1806), s ...
, eighth son of the seventh Earl, was Member of Parliament for
Wigtown Burghs. The Hon. Keith Stewart (1814–1859), younger son of the eighth Earl, was an admiral in the Royal Navy.
The Stewart Baronetcy, of Burray in the County of Orkney, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 4 November 1687 for Archibald Stewart. In 1704 the title was inherited by the aforementioned sixth Earl.
The Earls of Galloway are now considered to be the senior branch of
Clan Stewart
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, although their exact descent is debated.
The family seat is Cumloden House, near
Newton Stewart
Newton Stewart ( Gd: ''Baile Ùr nan Stiùbhartach'') is a former burgh town in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland.
The town is on the River Cree with most of the town to the west of the river, and ...
,
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...
. The former family seat was
Galloway House
Galloway House is a Category A listed country house in Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
History
Adjoining the estate village of Garlieston, on Wigtown Bay, the house was begun in 1740 for Lord Garlies, later sixth Earl of Galloway, to ...
, near
Garlieston
Garlieston ( gd, Baile Gheàrr Lios, IPA: paləʝeaːᵲʎis̪ is a small planned coastal village in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It was founded in the mid 18th century by Lord Garlies, la ...
, Wigtownshire.
Earls of Galloway (1623)
![Galloway House](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Galloway_House.jpg)
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Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Galloway (d. 1649)
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James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Galloway (c. 1610–1671)
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Alexander Stewart, 3rd Earl of Galloway
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(c. 1643–1690)
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Alexander Stewart, 4th Earl of Galloway
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(1660–1694)
*James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway (d. 1746)
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Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway ( – 24 September 1773) was a Scottish aristocrat.
Early life
Alexander was the eldest son of Lady Catherine Montgomerie and James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway, a Commissioner of the Scottish Treasury an ...
(c. 1694–1773)
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John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway
John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway, (13 March 1736 – 13 November 1806), styled Viscount Garlies from 1747 until 1773, was a British peer who became the 7th Earl of Galloway in 1773 and served as a Member of Parliament from 1761 to 1773.
Early ...
(1736–1806)
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George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway
Admiral George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway, (24 March 1768 – 27 March 1834), styled Lord Garlies between 1773 and 1806, was a British naval commander and politician.
Background
Garlies was the eldest son of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Gallow ...
(1768–1834)
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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 ...
(1800–1873)
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Alan Plantagenet Stewart, 10th Earl of Galloway
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.
Background
Galloway was the eldest son of Randolph Stewart, 9th Earl of Ga ...
(1835–1901)
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Randolph Henry Stewart, 11th Earl of Galloway Randolph may refer to:
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(1836–1920)
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Randolph Algernon Ronald Stewart, 12th Earl of Galloway (1892–1978)
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Randolph Keith Reginald Stewart, 13th Earl of Galloway (1928–2020)
*Andrew Clyde Stewart, 14th Earl of Galloway (b. 1949)
The
heir apparent
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is the present holder's only son Alexander Patrick Stewart, Lord Garlies (b. 1980)
Stewart baronets, of Burray (1687)
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Sir Archibald Stewart, 1st Baronet (d. 1689)
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Sir Archibald Stewart, 2nd Baronet
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(d. 1704)
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Sir Alexander Stewart, 3rd Baronet (c. 1694–1773)
''for further succession, see above''
See also
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Baron Seaforth (1921 creation)
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Stewart Baronets
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Clan Stewart
Clan Stewart (Gaelic: ''Stiùbhart'') is a Scottish Highland and Lowland clan. The clan is recognised by Court of the Lord Lyon; however, it does not have a Clan Chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. Because the clan has no chief it ...
Notes
References
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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External links
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Worldroots.com
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1623 establishments in Scotland
Noble titles created in 1623
Galloway
Galloway ( ; sco, Gallowa; la, Gallovidia) is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the historic counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. It is administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.
A native or i ...