Earl of Galloway
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. It was created in 1623 for Alexander Stewart, 1st Lord Garlies, with remainder to his heirs male bearing the name and arms of Stewart. He had already been created Lord Garlies in the Peerage of Scotland in 1607, with remainder to the heirs male of his body succeeding to the estates of Garlies. This branch of the Stewart family were distant relatives of the Stewart King of Scotland
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. Lord Galloway was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, the second Earl. He had already been created a Baronet, of Corsewell, in 1627. This title is in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. His grandson, the fifth Earl (who had succeeded his elder brother, who in his turn had succeeded his father), was a politician. He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Earl. He was a Lord of Police. In 1704 Lord Galloway succeeded his kinsman Sir Archibald Stewart, 2nd Baronet, of Burray, as third Baronet of Burray (see Stewart Baronets
Stewart Baronets
There have been seventeen Baronetcies for persons with the surname Stewart, ten in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and six in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
for earlier history of the baronetcy). On his death the titles passed to his eldest son, the seventh Earl. He was a Member of Parliament
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and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtownshire. From 1774 to 1796 he sat in the House of Lords
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as a Scottish Representative Peer
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. In 1796 Lord Galloway was created Baron Stewart of Garlies in the Peerage of Great Britain
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, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords.
He was succeeded by his son, the eighth Earl. He was an Admiral
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in the Royal Navy
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, a Member of Parliament and Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire. When he died the titles passed to his eldest son, the ninth Earl. He represented Cockermouth
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in the House of Commons
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and was Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the tenth Earl. He sat as Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire
Wigtownshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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. On his death the titles passed to his younger brother, the eleventh Earl. He was a soldier and fought in the Crimean War
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and in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857
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. He was succeeded by his only son, the twelfth Earl. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbrightshire. the titles are held by his only son, the thirteenth Earl, who succeeded in 1978.
Several other members of the family have also gained distinction. The Hon. John Stewart, third son of the third Earl, was a Brigadier-General in the Army and also sat as Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire. The Hon. Keith Stewart
Keith Stewart
Keith Stewart of Glasserton was a ScottishAdmiral and MP in the British Parliament. He was the second surviving son of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway.-Naval career:...
, third son of the sixth Earl, was an Admiral and Member of Parliament. His son James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie
James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie
James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie , was a Scottish politician and British colonial administrator.Born James Alexander Stewart, the son of Vice Admiral Keith Stewart , he assumed the surname Stewart-Mackenzie after his marriage on 21 May 1817 to Mary Elizabeth Frederica Mackenzie , daughter...
was Governor of Ceylon
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. His grandson was James Stewart-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth
James Stewart-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth
Colonel James Alexander Francis Humberston Stewart-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth was a Scottish soldier, who was regarded by many as Chief of Clan Mackenzie....
. The Hon. Montgomery Granville John Stewart, sixth son of the seventh Earl, represented Kirkcudbrightshire in the House of Commons. The Hon. James Henry Keith Stewart
James Henry Keith Stewart
James Henry Keith Stewart was a Scottish Tory Member of Parliament.Stewart was a younger son of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway and his second wife, Anne Dashwood.He represented Wigtown Burghs 1812–1821...
, eighth son of the seventh Earl, was Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs. The Hon. Keith Stewart (1814–1859), younger son of the eighth Earl, was an Admiral in the Royal Navy. The Hon. Alexander Stewart (1838–1896), third son of the ninth Earl, was a Major-General in the Army.
The Earls of Galloway are now considered to be the senior branch of Clan Stewart, although their exact descent is debated.
The family seat was formerly Galloway House, near Garlieston
Garlieston
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in Wigtownshire
Wigtownshire
Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown is a registration county in the Southern Uplands of south west Scotland. Until 1975, the county was one of the administrative counties used for local government purposes, and is now administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway...
The current family seat is Cumloden House in Wigtownshire, which was previously mainly used as a summer residence.
Earls of Galloway (1623)
- Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Galloway (d. 1649)
- Alexander Stewart, Lord Garlies (d. 1639)
- Alexander Stewart, Lord Garlies (d. 1642)
- Alexander Stewart, Lord Garlies (d. 1639)
- James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Galloway (c. 1610–1671)
- Alexander Stewart, 3rd Earl of Galloway (c. 1643–1690)
- Alexander Stewart, 4th Earl of Galloway (1660–1694)
- James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway (d. 1746)
- Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of GallowayAlexander Stewart, 6th Earl of GallowayAlexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway was the son of James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway by Catherine, daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton ....
(c. 1694–1773) - John Stewart, 7th Earl of GallowayJohn Stewart, 7th Earl of GallowayJohn Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway KT was a Scottish peer, styled Viscount Garlies from 1747 until 1773. He succeeded his father Alexander in 1773. He was elected one of the representative peers, representing the Peerage of Scotland in the House of Lords, in 1774 and sat there until the 1790s...
(1736–1806) - George Stewart, 8th Earl of GallowayGeorge Stewart, 8th Earl of GallowayAdmiral George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway KT , styled Lord Garlies between 1773 and 1806, was a British naval commander and politician.-Background:...
(1768–1834) - Randolph Stewart, 9th Earl of Galloway (1800–1873)
- Alan Plantagenet Stewart, 10th Earl of GallowayAlan Stewart, 10th Earl of GallowayAlan Plantagenet Stewart, 10th Earl of Galloway KT, DL, JP , styled Lord Garlies until 1873, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1835–1901) - Randolph Henry Stewart, 11th Earl of Galloway (1836–1920)
- Randolph Algernon Ronald Stewart, 12th Earl of GallowayRandolph Stewart, 12th Earl of GallowayRandolph Algernon Ronald Stewart, 12th Earl of Galloway was the son of Randolph Stewart, 11th Earl of Galloway, styled Viscount Garlies from 1901 to 1920....
(1892–1978) - Randolph Keith Reginald Stewart, 13th Earl of GallowayRandolph Stewart, 13th Earl of GallowayRandolph Keith Reginald Stewart, 13th Earl of Galloway is the only son of Randolph Stewart, 12th Earl of Galloway.He was diagnosed as schizophrenic, and in 1952 he was lobotomised in an attempt to control his behaviour...
(b. 1928)
The heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
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is the present holder's second cousin once removed Andrew Clyde Stewart (b. 1949). He is the great-grandson of Major-General the Hon. Alexander Stewart, third son of the ninth Earl.
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his only son Alexander Patrick Stewart (b. 1980)