Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet
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Colonel Sir Michael Robert Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet
(26 November 1826 – 10 December 1903) was the son of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 6th Baronet. He was Member of Parliament
for Renfrewshire
from 1855 to 1865, Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
from 1869 to 1903 and Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
from 1873 to 1882.
On 28 December 1852, he married Lady Octavia Grosvenor, a daughter of the 2nd Marquess of Westminster
. They had three children:
Shaw-Stewart Baronets
The Stewart, later Shaw-Stewart Baronetcy, of Greenock and Blackhall in the County of Renfrew, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 27 March 1667 for Archibald Stewart. This family is descended in the direct male line from Sir John Stewart, illegitimate son of Robert III...
(26 November 1826 – 10 December 1903) was the son of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 6th Baronet. He was 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,...
for Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Renfrewshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 until 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885....
from 1855 to 1865, Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire is the representative of the British Crown covering a lieutenancy area of the county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
from 1869 to 1903 and Grand Master
Grand Master (Masonic)
In Freemasonry a Grand Master is the leader of the lodges within his Masonic jurisdiction. He presides over a Grand Lodge, and has certain rights in the constituent lodges that form his jurisdiction....
of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
Grand Lodge of Scotland
The Grand Lodge of Antient, Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland was founded in 1736 – although only a third of all lodges were represented at the foundation meeting of the Grand Lodge....
from 1873 to 1882.
On 28 December 1852, he married Lady Octavia Grosvenor, a daughter of the 2nd Marquess of Westminster
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster KG, PC , styled Viscount Belgrave from 1802 to 1831 and Earl Belgrave from 1831 to 1845, was an English politician, landowner, property developer and benefactor....
. They had three children:
- Sir Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart, 8th BaronetSir Hugh Shaw-Stewart, 8th BaronetSir Hugh Shaw-Stewart, 8th Baronet was a Scottish politician.He was the eldest son of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet, and Lady Octavia Grosvenor, daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.In 1883 he married Lady Alice...
(1854–1942) - Walter Richard Shaw-Stewart (1861–1934)
- Helen Shaw-Stewart, married Charles Pierrepont, 4th Earl ManversCharles Pierrepont, 4th Earl ManversCharles William Sydney Pierrepont, 4th Earl Manvers , known as Viscount Newark from 1860 to 1900, was a British nobleman and Conservative Party politician.- Career :...