Sir Andrew Agnew, 9th Baronet
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Sir Andrew Noel Agnew, 9th Baronet JP
(14 August 1850 – 14 July 1928) was the son of Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Baronet
and Lady Mary Arabella Louisa Noel.
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Member of Parliament
(MP) for Edinburgh South
from 1900 to 1906. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant
of Wigtownshire
on 21 March 1904. He was Justice of the Peace
for Wigtownshire.
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Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
(14 August 1850 – 14 July 1928) was the son of Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Baronet
Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Baronet
Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Baronet DL was a British politician and baronet.Born in Edinburgh, he was the oldest son of Sir Andrew Agnew, 7th Baronet and his wife Madeline Carnegie, daughter of Sir David Carnegie, 4th Baronet. In 1849, he succeeded his father as baronet. Agnew attended Harrow School and...
and Lady Mary Arabella Louisa Noel.
Succession
He succeeded his father as 9th Baronet Agnew, of Lochnaw on the latter's death on 25 March 1892. On his death in 1928 he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew Fulque AgnewSir Fulque Agnew, 10th Baronet
Sir Fulque Melville Gerald Noel Agnew, 10th Baronet was the son of Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew and Lillian Anne Murray-Succession:...
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Career
He rose to the rank of Captain in the 1st Ayrshire and Galloway Artillery Volunteers. He was Liberal UnionistLiberal Unionist Party
The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the general election of 1885. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
from 1900 to 1906. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of 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...
on 21 March 1904. He was Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Wigtownshire.
Family
He married Gertrude Vernon, daughter of Hon. Gowran Charles Vernon and Caroline Fazakerley 15 October 1889, but the marriage produced no children. Lady Agnew was the subject of a famous portrait by John Singer SargentJohn Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent was an American artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury. During his career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings...
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