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John Stewart (Wigtownshire MP, died 1748)

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in 1687 and then joined the army. He was an ensign in the 3rd Foot Guards in 1691, a captain-lieutenant in April 1692, and captain and lieutenant-colonel in July 1692.
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and died, apparently unmarried, at Sorbie in April 1748. He lies buried in the local kirkyard. .
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and later served in the Peninsula commanding British forces during the
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In 1702 Stewart was returned in the Scottish parliament for the
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Stewart was born after 1670, the 3rd surviving son of
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Sorbie
British House of Commons
Alexander Stewart, 3rd Earl of Galloway
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry
Glasgow University
Scottish constituency of Wigtownshire
Scottish representatives to the first Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament
Wigtownshire
1708 general election
Brigadier-General
War of the Spanish Succession

1710 general election
1713
1715
1722
1727 general election
Old Place of Sorbie


"STEWART, Hon. John (aft.1670-1748), of Sorbie, Wigtown"
Members of Parliament, Scotland 1357-1882


"STEWART, Hon. John (c.1673-1748), of Sorbie, Wigtown"
Parliament of Scotland
Shire Commissioner
Wigtownshire
Parliament of Great Britain

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