Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway (c. 1694–24 September 1773) was a Scottish aristocrat.
Early life
Alexander was the son of James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway by Catherine, daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton (c.1660-1729).[1]
Personal life
In 1719, he married Lady Anne Keith, the youngest daughter of the 9th Earl Marischal and they had three children:[2]
- Alexander, died unmarried
- John, died young
- Lady Anne Stewart (1722-1763), married Major Harry James, son of Colonel William James and Margaret Campbell daughter of John Campbell of Mamore[citation needed]
- Lady Mary Stewart (d. 1751), who married Kenneth Mackenzie, Lord Fortrose
Lady Anne died in 1728 and Alexander married Lady Catherine Cochrane, the youngest daughter of John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald, in 1729. They had eight surviving children:
- John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway (1736–1806)
- George (d. 1758)
- Admiral Keith Stewart of Glasserton (1739–1795)
- Catherine Stewart (c. 1750–?)
- Lady Susanna Stewart. (d. 1805) She married Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford.
- Margaret Stewart (d. 1762)
- Harriet Stewart (d. 1788) She married Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton.
- Charlotte Stewart (d. 1818) married John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore
Lord Galloway died on 24 September 1773 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son who became the 7th Earl of Galloway.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Galloway, Earl of (S, 1623)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ George Crawfurd, A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew (1818), p. 465
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