John Shaw Stewart
John Shaw Stewart FRSE (1793–1840) was a 19th-century Scottish advocate and essayist.
Life
[edit]He was born John Shaw Shaw-Stewart on 24 July 1793 a younger son of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart (1766-1825) 5th Baronet of Greenock and Blackhall, and his wife, the Hon. Catherine Maxwell, daughter of Sir William Maxwell of Springkell. His brothers included Admiral Sir Houston Shaw Stewart (1791-1875).
He studied Law and qualified as an advocate in 1816. He was Advocate Depute from 1830 to 1835 and he served as Sheriff of Stirlingshire from 1838.[1]
In 1823, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his proposer being William Miller, Lord Glenlee.[2] He was also a member of the Speculative Society of Edinburgh.[3]
He lived at 12 Shandwick Place in Edinburgh's West End, close to Princes Street.[4]
He died in Edinburgh on 29 June 1840 and is buried with members of his family in St Cuthbert's Churchyard at the west end of Princes Street Gardens.
Family
[edit]He married his cousin, Jane Stuart Heron-Maxwell (1806-1886), in 1827. They had two daughters and two sons, including Major General John Heron Maxwell Shaw-Stewart.
Publications
[edit]- The Art of Printing
- Agriculture
- The Study of Political Philosophy
References
[edit]- ^ "John Shaw-Stewart, Sheriff of Stirlingshire b. 24 Jul 1793 d. Jun 1840: MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy". clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ History of the Speculative Society of Edinburgh, 1845
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1840
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