Randolph Algernon Ronald Stewart, 9th Earl of Galloway (16 September 1800 – 2 January 1873) was the

Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright, part of the Dumfries and Galloway council area of south-west Scotland. Prior to 1975 the lieutenancy corresponded to the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Since 19 ...

from 1828 to 1845; and of Wigton from 1828 to 1851. He was styled Viscount Garlies from 1806 to 1834.

Early life

He was born on 16 September 1800. He was the eldest son of eight children born to

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and his wife Lady Jane Paget. Among his siblings was sisters, Lady Jane Stewart, who married

George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough (né Spencer; 27 December 1793 – 1 July 1857), styled Earl of Sunderland until 1817 and Marquess of Blandford between 1817 and 1840, was a British nobleman, politician, and peer. The great-gra ...

, and Lady Louisa Stewart, who married

William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham (14 January 1798 – 11 February 1867), was a British peer with a large estate in the North Riding of Yorkshire. He was prominent in the affairs of the Royal Agricultural Society and owner of a prize-winni ...

. His younger brother, Vice Admiral Hon. Keith Stewart, was married to Mary FitzRoy, daughter of

Charles Augustus FitzRoy Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, (10 June 179616 February 1858) was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator who held governorships in several British colonies during the 19th century. Family and peerage ...

. His paternal grandparents were John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway, and

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, daughter of

Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet (1715–1779) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1740 to 1768. Early life He was the son of Robert Dashwood, and his grandfather from whom he inherited the baronetcy was Sir Robert Da ...

. His maternal grandfather was Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, and his uncle was

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (17 May 1768 – 29 April 1854), styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as the Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British Army officer and politician. After serving as a member ...

. He was educated at

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and

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. He was painted by English portrait and historical painter Frederick Yeates Hurlstone.

Career

He was

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MP for

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from 1826 to 1831. He succeeded and was duly succeeded, by

Sir John Lowther, 2nd Baronet, of Swillington Sir John Henry Lowther, 2nd Baronet (23 March 1793 – 23 June 1868) was a Tory MP in the British Parliament. He was the eldest son of Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet, whom he succeeded on 11 May 1844. He represented Cockermouth in 1816–1826, ...

. He served alongside

William Carus Wilson William Carus Wilson (7 July 1791 – 30 December 1859) was an English churchman and the founder and editor of the long-lived monthly ''The Children's Friend (British magazine), The Children's Friend''. He was the inspiration for Mr Brocklehurst, ...

(from 1821 to 1826),

Laurence Peel Laurence Peel (28 June 1801 – 10 December 1888) was a British Tory politician and the younger brother of Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Laurence was described by one historian as "the youngest and l ...

(from 1827 to 1830), and

Philip Pleydell-Bouverie Philip Pleydell-Bouverie (21 October 1788 – 27 May 1872), was a British Whig and then Liberal politician. Background Pleydell-Bouverie was a younger son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor, by his wife the Hon. Anne, daughte ...

(from 1830 to 1831). Upon his father's death on 27 March 1834, Stewart succeeded to the titles of Earl of Galloway, Lord Garlies, Baron Stewart of Garlies, Baronet or Corsewell, and Baronet of Burray. He also inherited the family seat of Galloway House in Dumfries and Galloway. During his ownership, considerable work was done on Galloway House, including the hiring of

William Burn William Burn (20 December 1789 – 15 February 1870) was a Scottish architect. He received major commissions from the age of 20 until his death at 81. He built in many styles and was a pioneer of the Scottish Baronial Revival, often referred ...

in 1841 to carry out alterations, including an additional floor in parts of the building.

Personal life

On 9 August 1833, he married Lady Harriet Blanche Somerset, daughter of

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, and had 6 sons and 7 daughters, including: * Lady Helen Blanche Stewart (1834–1903), who married Walter Clifford Mellor, in 1896. *

Alan Stewart, 10th Earl of Galloway Alan Plantagenet Stewart, 10th Earl of Galloway, Order of the Thistle, KT, Deputy Lieutenant, DL, Justice of the Peace, JP (21 October 1835 – 7 February 1901), styled Lord Garlies until 1873, was a British peer and politician. Background Gal ...

(1835–1901), who married Lady Arabella Arthur, daughter of

James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, (born James Brownlow William Cecil, 17 April 1791 – 12 April 1868), styled Viscount Cranborne from birth until 1823, was a British Conservative politician. He held office unde ...

, in 1872. * Randolph Stewart, 11th Earl of Galloway (1836–1920), who married Amy Mary Pauline Cliffe, daughter of Anthony John Cliffe, in 1891. * Maj. Gen. Hon. Alexander Stewart DL (1838–1896), who married Adela Maria Loder, daughter of

Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet, DL, JP (7 August 1823 – May 1888) was an English landowner, magistrate and Conservative politician. Loder is a Member of the Loder (Family) Biography Early life Robert Loder was born on 7 August 1823 in Sain ...

, in 1883. * Lady Emma Georgiana Stewart (1840–1869), who married

Wilbraham Tollemache, 2nd Baron Tollemache Wilbraham Frederic Tollemache, 2nd Baron Tollemache (4 July 1832 – 17 December 1904), was a British Conservative politician and peer. Career Tollemache was the eldest son of John Jervis Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache, and his first wife ...

, in 1856. * Lady Mary Louise Stewart (1842–1929), who married Charles Edward Stephen Cooke, son of Sir William Cooke, 8th Baronet, in 1874. * Lady Jane Charlotte Stewart (1846–1897), who married Henry Anthony Spedding, in 1881. * Lady Emily Octavia Stewart (1847–1929), who married Capt. Hon. Francis Chichester, son of

Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Templemore Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Templemore (8 January 1797 – 26 September 1837), was a British soldier, politician and courtier. Early life Chichester was born in Westminster, London, the eldest, and only surviving, son of Lord Spencer Chicheste ...

, in 1875. * Col. Hon. Walter John Stewart (b. 1849) * Lady Henrietta Caroline Stewart (1850–1930), who married Algernon Turnor, in 1880. * Lady Isabel Maud Stewart (1852–1927), who died unmarried. * Hon. Malcolm Stewart (1853–1853), who died in infancy. * Hon. FitzRoy Somerset Keith Stewart (1855–1914), who married Elizabeth Louisa (

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Rogers) Thompson (widow of John Stanley Thompson), daughter of Rev. Robert Green Rogers, in 1888. The Earl of Galloway died on 2 January 1873. He was succeeded in his titles and estates in turn by his eldest son

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, and his second son Randolph. His widow, the dowager countess, died in 1885 at her home in

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, London, aged 74.

Legacy

In 1875, a memorial was erected to the 9th Earl of Galloway in

Newton Stewart Newton Stewart (Scottish Gaelic language, Gd: ''Baile Ùr nan Stiùbhartach'') is a former burgh town in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. The town is on the River Cree with most of the town to ...

in Scotland.

References

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