The Stewart, later Shaw-Stewart Baronetcy, of Greenock and Blackhall in the County of Renfrew, is a title in the

Baronetage of Nova Scotia Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James ...

. It was created on 27 March 1667 for Archibald Stewart. In Scotland, the name is styled Shaw Stewart. This family is descended in the direct male line from Sir John Stewart, illegitimate son of

Robert III of Scotland Robert III (c. 13374 April 1406), born John Stewart, was King of Scots from 1390 to his death in 1406. He was also High Steward of Scotland from 1371 to 1390 and held the titles of Earl of Atholl (1367–1390) and Earl of Carrick (1368&ndas ...

, who granted him the estate of Ardgowan in

Renfrewshire Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Re ...

. The third Baronet married Helen, sister and co-heir of Sir John Houston of that Ilk, 4th Baronet, and his wife Margaret, daughter of Sir John Shaw, of Greenock, 2nd Baronet (see Shaw baronets, of Greenock). The fourth Baronet succeeded to the Greenock estates on the death of his great-uncle Sir John Shaw of Greenock, 3rd and last Baronet, in 1752 and assumed the additional surname of Shaw. He later sat as

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for

from 1780 to 1783 and from 1786 to 1796 (see also

Barony of Blackhall Blackhall Manor is a tower house in Paisley in Renfrewshire, in the western central Lowlands of Scotland. It dates to the sixteenth century, although parts may be older, and formerly belonged to the Stewart or Shaw-Stewart family. It was desig ...

). The fifth Baronet served as Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire between 1822 and 1825. The sixth Baronet represented

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in Parliament from 1827 to 1830 and Renfrewshire from 1830 to 1837. The seventh Baronet was Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire from 1855 to 1865 and Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire between 1869 and 1903. The eighth Baronet represented Renfrewshire East in the

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from 1886 to 1906 and was Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire from 1922 to 1942. The ninth Baronet served as Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire from 1950 to 1967. As of 2014 the title is held by his grandson, the twelfth Baronet. Lucinda, Lady Shaw Stewart, widow of the eleventh Baronet, has been

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of the Royal Collection Trust since 2005. Other notable family members include

John Shaw Stewart John Shaw Stewart FRSE (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 Greenock and Blackhall, and h ...

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(1793–1840) Sheriff of Stirlingshire, and Major General John Heron Maxwell Shaw-Stewart

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(1831–1908), a military engineer in India and nephew of the 6th baronet. The family seat is still Ardgowan House, near Inverkip, Renfrewshire.

Stewart, later Shaw-Stewart baronets, of Greenock and Blackhall (1667)

* Sir Archibald Stewart, 1st Baronet ( – ) *Sir Archibald Stewart, 2nd Baronet (died 1724) *Sir Michael Stewart, 3rd Baronet (c. 1712–1796) *Sir John Shaw Stewart, 4th Baronet (c. 1740–1812) * Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, 5th Baronet (10 February 1766 – 1825) * Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 6th Baronet (1788–1836) * Sir Michael Robert Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet (1826–1903) * Sir Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart, 8th Baronet (1854–1942) *Sir Walter Guy Shaw-Stewart, 9th Baronet (1892–1976) *Sir Euan Guy Shaw-Stewart, 10th Baronet (1928–1980) *Sir Houston Mark Shaw-Stewart, 11th Baronet (1931–2004) *Sir Ludovic Houston Shaw-Stewart, 12th Baronet (born 1986)

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{{Reflist Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia 1667 establishments in Nova Scotia