James Henry Keith Stewart (22 October 1783 – 18 July 1836) was a Scottish

Tory A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. Th ...

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

. Stewart was a younger son of

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 ...

and his second wife, Anne Dashwood. He represented Wigtown Burghs 1812–1821. In 1828, he became Assistant Secretary to the Treasury upon the premature decease of William Hill, and held that post until 22 January 1836, dying later that year.

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* 1783 births 1836 deaths Scottish Tory MPs (pre-1912) UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 Younger sons of earls 19th-century Scottish people Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies {{Conservative-UK-MP-1780s-stub