John Shaw Stewart

John Shaw Stewart FRSE (1793–1840) was a 19th-century Scottish advocate and essayist.

Life

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).[1][2]

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.[3]

In 1823, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his proposer being William Miller, Lord Glenlee.[4] He was also a member of the Speculative Society of Edinburgh.[5]

He lived at 12 Shandwick Place in Edinburgh's West End, close to Princes Street.[6]

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.[7]

Family

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.[8]

Publications
  • The Art of Printing
  • Agriculture
  • The Study of Political Philosophy
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References
  1. "Person Page". thepeerage.com.
  2. "John Shaw-Stewart (1793-1840) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree". wikitree.com.
  3. "John Shaw-Stewart, Sheriff of Stirlingshire b. 24 Jul 1793 d. Jun 1840: MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy". clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info.
  4. 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.
  5. History of the Speculative Society of Edinburgh, 1845
  6. Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1840
  7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155317852/jane-stuart-shaw-stewart
  8. "Person Page". thepeerage.com.


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