Sir Hugh Shaw-Stewart, 8th Baronet

Michael Shaw-Stewart
Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire
In office
1886-1906
Personal details
Born(1854-07-11)11 July 1854
Died29 June 1942(1942-06-29) (aged 87)
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Alice Thynne
(m. 1883)
Parent
RelativesMichael Shaw-Stewart (grandfather)
Richard Grosvenor (grandfather)
EducationChrist Church, Oxford
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
RankCaptain
Unit4th Battalion (Princess Louise's)
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Sir Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart, 8th Baronet KCB TD DL JP (11 July 1854 – 29 June 1942) was a Scottish politician, soldier and landowner.[1]

Biography

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He was the eldest son of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet, and Lady Octavia Grosvenor, daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.[2][3] He was a Captain in the 4th Battalion (Princess Louise's), the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Honorary Colonel of the 5/6th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.[1]

He was unsuccessful Conservative parliamentary candidate for Stirlingshire in 1885, and was elected for East Renfrewshire in 1886, holding the seat until 1906.[1]

In 1903, he succeeded his father in the baronetcy and as Laird of Ardgowan. He was awarded the CB in the 1916 Birthday Honours and knighted in the same order in the 1933 Birthday Honours. He was Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire from 1922 until his death and was also chairman of the county council.[1]

Personal life

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In 1883, he married Lady Alice Emma Thynne CBE JP, daughter of John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath. There were no surviving children of the marriage. He died in a nursing home in Glasgow, aged 87. He was succeeded by his nephew, Col. Sir Walter Guy Shaw-Stewart, 9th Baronet MC.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Sir Hugh Shaw Stewart". The Times. 30 June 1942. p. 6.
  2. ^ New House of Commons. 1902. p. 111.
  3. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3591. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire
18861906
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
1922–1942
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by Baronet
(of Greenock and Blackhall)
1903–1942
Succeeded by