Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet
Michael Shaw-Stewart | |
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Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland | |
| In office 1873–1882 | |
| Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire | |
| In office 1855-1865 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1826 |
| Died | 10 December 1903 (aged 77) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Octavia Grosvenor (m. 1852) |
| Children | 9, including Hugh |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Michael Stewart (grandfather) Charles Pierrepont (son-in-law) Richard Grosvenor (father-in-law) |
Colonel Sir Michael Robert Shaw-Stewart,
Biography
A keen cricketer, Shaw-Stewart played a single first-class cricket match for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1850.[2] He was said to be a staunch supporter of the Renfrewshire fox hunt.[3]
In May 1855, he was elected at an unopposed by-election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Renfrewshire.[1] He was re-elected in 1857 and 1859, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1865 general election.[1]
Shaw-Stewart was
Personal life
On 28 December 1852, he married Lady Octavia Grosvenor, sixth daughter of the 2nd Marquess of Westminster. They had five sons and four daughters,[6] including Sir Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart, 8th Baronet (1854–1942); Walter Richard Shaw-Stewart (1861–1934); and Helen Shaw-Stewart, who married Charles Pierrepont, 4th Earl Manvers.[citation needed]
See also
- Shaw Stewart baronets
References
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ "Player profile: Michael Shaw-Stewart". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Full text of "Records of the Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt"". archive.org. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ Baggs, A.P.; Crittall, Elizabeth; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H (1980). Crowley, D.A. (ed.). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 11 pp82-103 - Parishes: East Knoyle". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "No. 25208". The London Gazette. 3 March 1883. p. 1232.
- ^ Obituary in The Times, 11 December 1903, p. 6. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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