John Shaw Stewart

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(1793–1840) was a 19th-century Scottish advocate and essayist.

Life

He was born John Shaw Shaw-Stewart on 24 July 1793 a younger son of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart (1766-1825) 5th Baronet of

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and Blackhall, and his wife, the Hon. Catherine Maxwell, daughter of Sir William Maxwell of Springkell. His brothers included Admiral Sir Houston Shaw Stewart (1791-1875). He studied Law and qualified as an advocate in 1816. He was Advocate Depute from 1830 to 1835 and he served as Sheriff of

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from 1838. In 1823, he was elected a Fellow of the

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, his proposer being

William Miller, Lord Glenlee Sir William Miller, Lord Glenlee, 2nd baronet of Glenlee, FRSE (1755-1846) was a Scottish advocate, law lord and landowner. Life He was born on 12 August 1755 the only son of Sir Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee by his first wife, Margaret Murdoc ...

. He was also a member of the Speculative Society of Edinburgh. He lived at 12 Shandwick Place in Edinburgh's West End, close to

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.Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1840 He died in Edinburgh on 29 June 1840 and is buried with members of his family in St Cuthbert's Churchyard at the west end of

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Family

He married his cousin, Jane Stuart Heron-Maxwell (1806-1886), in 1827. They had two daughters and two sons, including Major General John Heron Maxwell Shaw-Stewart.

Publications

*''The Art of Printing'' *''Agriculture'' *''The Study of Political Philosophy''

References

1793 births 1840 deaths Scottish lawyers Scottish non-fiction writers Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Younger sons of baronets {{Scotland-bio-stub