John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway
| John Stewart 7th Earl of Galloway KT |
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Stewart as Master of Garlies
by Anton Raphael Mengs, 1758 |
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| Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright | |
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In office 1803–1806 |
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| Preceded by | Viscount Garlies |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Selkirk |
| Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown | |
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In office 1794–1806 |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Earl of Galloway |
| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Ludgershall |
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In office 1768–1773 |
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| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Haslemere |
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In office 1761–1768 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1736 |
| Died | 13 November 1806 (aged 70) |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) |
Lady Charlotte Greville (m. 1762; her death 1763) Anne Dashwood (m. 1764; his death 1806) |
| Relations |
Susannah Stewart (sister) Granville Leveson-Gower (brother-in-law) Keith Stewart (brother) John Murray (brother-in-law) Archibald Hamilton (brother-in-law) |
| Children | 18, including George, William, Charles, Edward, James |
| Parents |
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway Lady Catherine Cochrane |
John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway KT (13 March 1736 – 13 November 1806) was a Scottish peer, styled Viscount Garlies from 1747 until 1773, who became the 7th Earl of Galloway in 1773 and who served as a Member of Parliament from 1761 to 1773.
John Stewart was the eldest son and second child of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway (c. 1694–1773) and Lady Catherine Cochrane, the youngest daughter of the John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald. His older sister, Lady Susanna Stewart (d. 1805), married Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford. His other siblings included Admiral the Honourable Keith Stewart of Glasserton (1739–1795), Lady Margaret Stewart (d. 1762), Lady Charlotte Stewart (d. 1818) who married John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, Lady Catherine Stewart (b. ca. 1750), and Lady Harriet Stewart (d. 1788) who married Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton.
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. From 1783 until his death he was a Lord of the Bedchamber to King George III.
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