Family and Education
b. 28 Feb. 1795, 5th but 4th surv. s. of Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, 5th bt. (formerly Stewart Nicholson) (d. 3 Aug. 1825), of Carnock, Stirling, and his cos. Caroline, da. of Sir William Maxwell, 3rd bt., of Springkell, Dumfries; bro. of Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, 6th bt. MP and Houston Stewart MP. unm. d. s.p. 30 Oct. 1846.
Offices Held

Vice-lt. Renfrew 1841.

Agent Tobago 1834 – d.

Provincial grand master W. Renfrew freemasons 1841 – d.

Chairman London and Westminster Bank 1834 – d.; chairman West India Colonial Bank 1837 – d.; chairman Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company 1845 – d.; chairman West India Steam Navigation Company; chairman Shaw’s Water Company; vice-chairman Grand Junction railway; dir. British American Land Company; dir. Royal Mail Steam Packet Company; dir. Palladium Life Assurance Society; dir. Marine Insurance Company; dir. Caledonian railway; dir. East and West India docks and Birmingham junction railway; dir. Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston railway; dir. Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ardrossan railway; dir. Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock railway.

Main residences: Ardgowan, Renfrew; 11 Upper Brook Street, London; 11 Chapel Street, Grosvenor Square, London.
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Commons 1832-1868
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Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion