Sir Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart, 8th Baronet (11 July 1854 – 29 June 1942) was a Scottish politician, soldier and landowner.
Biography
He was the eldest son of
Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet, and Lady Octavia Grosvenor, daughter of
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster. He was educated at
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and
Christ Church, Oxford
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He was a Captain in the 4th Battalion (Princess Louise's), the
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Honorary Colonel of the 5/6th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
He was unsuccessful
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parliamentary candidate for
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in 1885, and was elected for
East Renfrewshire
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in 1886, holding the seat until 1906.
In 1903, he succeeded his father in the baronetcy and as
Laird
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of
Ardgowan. He was awarded the
CB in the
1916 Birthday Honours and knighted in the same order in the
1933 Birthday Honours. He was
Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
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from 1922 until his death and was also chairman of the county council.
In 1883, he married Lady Alice Emma Thynne , daughter of
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Background and education
Born in St James's, he was the ...
. There were no surviving children of the marriage. He died in a nursing home in Glasgow, aged 87. He was succeeded by his nephew, Col.
Sir Walter Guy Shaw-Stewart, 9th Baronet
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.
See also
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Shaw Stewart baronets
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1854 births
1942 deaths
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders officers
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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
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UK MPs 1886–1892
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People educated at Eton College
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