Sir John Stewart, 1st Baronet (''c.''1758 – 22 June 1825) was an Irish lawyer and politician. He was a son of

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clergyman, the Reverend Hugh Stewart, Rector of

Termonmaguirk Termonmaguirk is a civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East, with a small portion in Strabane Upper. The Parish contains the following towns and villages: *Carrickmore *Drumnakilly *Lo ...

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and Sarah Hamilton, daughter of the Venerable Andrew Hamilton, who was Archdeacon of Raphoe for more than sixty years. He was educated in

Drogheda Drogheda ( , ; , meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, north of Dublin. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth ...

and at

Trinity College Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

, studied law at

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, and was called to the Irish Bar in 1781.
History of Parliament Online article. In 1794, he was elected to the

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for

Augher Augher (from ga, Eochair meaning "edge/border") is a small village in south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies just 6 miles to the County Monaghan Border and is 16 miles south of Dungannon. It is situated in the historic barony of Clog ...

. At the 1797 elections, he was elected for four constituencies: Askeaton, Bangor, Portarlington and

Strabane Strabane ( ; ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Strabane had a population of 13,172 at the 2011 Census. It lies on the east bank of the River Foyle. It is roughly midway from Omagh, Derry and Letterkenny. The River Foyle marks ...

. He chose to sit for Bangor, and held that seat until the dissolution of the

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when the Act of Union came into effect in 1801. He was

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from 1798 to 1799 and

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from 1799 to 1803. He was

High Sheriff of County Tyrone The High Sheriff of Tyrone is the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Tyrone. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258. Besides his ju ...

in 1809. After the Act of Union he was elected to the

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(MP) for Tyrone from 1802 to 1806 and 1812 until his death in 1825. Stewart married in 1789, Mary, daughter of Mervyn Archdale of

Castle Archdale Castle Archdale in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland is a former estate on the shores of Lough Erne Lower, the key feature of which today is Castle Archdale Country Park. There is also a caravan park. The former estate is situated near Lisnarick ...

, near

Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from ga, Inis Ceithleann , 'Cethlenn, Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of ...

, with whom he had two sons and a daughter. Driving a two-horse carriage while suffering from long-term sickness, he was badly injured when his horses bolted and died four days later in June 1825. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his elder son,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, John 1758 births 1825 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Tyrone constituencies (1801–1922) Tory MPs (pre-1834) Irish Conservative Party MPs UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom People from County Tyrone Attorneys-General for Ireland Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Privy Council of Ireland High Sheriffs of Tyrone Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for Portarlington Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Tyrone constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Limerick constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Down constituencies