Sir James Stewart, 7th Baronet

The Right Honourable Sir James Stewart, Bt
Member of Parliament for Donegal
In office 1802–1818 Serving with Viscount Sudley, Henry Vaughan Brooke, Henry Montgomery, George Vaughan Hart
Preceded by	Henry Vaughan Brooke Viscount Sudley
Succeeded by	George Vaughan Hart, Earl of Mount Charles
High Sheriff of Donegal
In office 1799–1800
Preceded by	Alexander Stewart
Succeeded by	John Atkinson
Member of Parliament for Ballynakill
In office 1783–1790 Serving with John McClintock
Preceded by	Sir John Blaquiere John McClintock
Succeeded by	Arthur Cole-Hamilton Richard Magenis
Personal details
Born	c. 1756
Died	20 May 1827(1827-05-20) (aged 70–71)
Spouse	Mary Susanna Whaley ​ ​ (after 1778)​
Children	5
Parent(s)	Sir Annesley Stewart, Bt
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin

Sir James Stewart, 7th Baronet (c. 1756 – 20 May 1827) was an Irish politician.

Early life

Stewart was born the eldest son and heir of Sir Annesley Stewart, 6th Baronet of Fort Stewart, County Donegal, and Mary (née Moore) Stewart. His father was an MP for Ballynakill in the Parliament of Ireland. He was educated privately and at Trinity College, Dublin and succeeded his father in 1801.[1]

His paternal grandparents were Gertrude (née Baillie) Moore (a daughter of Capt. Francis Baillie) and John Moore of Drumbanagher, also an MP for Ballynakill.[1]

Career

From 1783 to 1790, he represented Enniskillen in the Parliament of Ireland.[2] He was appointed High Sheriff of Donegal for 1799 and served in that role until 1800. In 1802, he represented County Donegal in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, serving until 1818.[1]

Personal life

On 19 December 1778, Steward married Mary Susanna Whaley, the daughter of Richard Chapell Whaley, MP of Whaley Abbey. Together, they were the parents of two sons and three daughters,[1] including:[3]

• Anne Stewart (d. 1867), who married William Conolly Staples, son of John Staples, Irish MP, in July 1797. After his death in 1798, she married Richard Napier.[4]
• Elizabeth Susanna Stewart (d. 1844), who married Charles Moysey, Archdeacon of Bath, in 1820.[3]
• Sophia Frances Stewart (d. 1852), who married Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd.[3]
• Sir James Annesley Stewart, 8th Baronet (1788–1879), who married Jane Mansfield, daughter of Francis Mansfield, in 1830.[3]
• William Henry Stewart (1793–1820), who fought in the Waterloo Campaign and died unmarried.[3]

Sir James died on 20 May 1827 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, James.[3] As his son died without issue in 1879, the baronetcy passed to a distant cousin, Augustus Abraham James Stewart (1832–1889), who became the 9th Baronet.[3]

References

1. "STEWART, Sir James, 7th Bt. (?1756-1827), of Fort Stewart, co. Donegal". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
2. Parliamentary Memoirs of Fermanagh and Tyrone, from 1613 to 1885. Alex. Thom & Co. 1887. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
3. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
4. Bernard, Sir Burke, editor, Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 3rd ed. (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1912).

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir James Stewart

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Henry Vaughan Brooke Viscount Sudley	Member of Parliament for Donegal 1802–1818 With: Viscount Sudley to 1806 Henry Vaughan Brooke 1806–08 Henry Montgomery 1808–12 George Vaughan Hart from 1812	Succeeded by George Vaughan Hart Earl of Mount Charles
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Sir John Blaquiere John McClintock	Member of Parliament for Ballynakill 1783–1790 With: John McClintock	Succeeded by Arthur Cole-Hamilton Richard Magenis
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Annesley Stewart	Baronet (of Ramelton) 1801–1827	Succeeded by James Annesley Stewart