Sir James Stewart, 7th Baronet explained

Honorific Prefix:The Right Honourable
Sir James Stewart, Bt
Office:Member of Parliament for Donegal
Term Start:1802
Term End:1818
Predecessor:Henry Vaughan Brooke
Viscount Sudley
Alongside:Viscount Sudley, Henry Vaughan Brooke, Henry Montgomery, George Vaughan Hart
Successor:George Vaughan Hart, Earl of Mount Charles
Office1:High Sheriff of Donegal
Term Start1:1799
Term End1:1800
Predecessor1:Alexander Stewart
Successor1:John Atkinson
Office2:Member of Parliament for Ballynakill
Term Start2:1783
Term End2:1790
Alongside2:John McClintock
Successor2:Arthur Cole-Hamilton
Richard Magenis
Parents:Sir Annesley Stewart, Bt
Alma Mater:Trinity College, Dublin
Children:5

Sir James Stewart, 7th Baronet (– 20 May 1827) was an Irish politician.

Early life

Stewart was born the eldest son and heir of Sir Annesley Stewart, 6th Baronet of Fort Stewart, County Donegal, and Mary (Moore) Stewart. His father was an MP for Ballynakill in the Parliament of Ireland. He was educated privately and at Trinity College, Dublin and succeeded his father in 1801.

His paternal grandparents were Gertrude (Baillie) Moore (a daughter of Capt. Francis Baillie) and John Moore of Drumbanagher, also an MP for Ballynakill.

Career

From 1783 to 1790, he represented Enniskillen in the Parliament of Ireland.[1] He was appointed High Sheriff of Donegal for 1799 and served in that role until 1800. In 1802, he represented County Donegal in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, serving until 1818.[2]

Personal life

On 19 December 1778, Steward married Mary Susanna Whaley, the daughter of Richard Chapell Whaley, MP of Whaley Abbey. Together, they were the parents of two sons and three daughters,[2] including:

Sir James died on 20 May 1827 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, James. As his son died without issue in 1879, the baronetcy passed to a distant cousin, Augustus Abraham James Stewart (1832–1889), who became the 9th Baronet.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Parliamentary Memoirs of Fermanagh and Tyrone, from 1613 to 1885 . 1887 . Alex. Thom & Co . 27 October 2022 . English.
  2. Web site: STEWART, Sir James, 7th Bt. (?1756-1827), of Fort Stewart, co. Donegal. . www.historyofparliamentonline.org . . 27 October 2022.
  3. Bernard, Sir Burke, editor, Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 3rd ed. (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1912).
  4. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.