STEWART, Dougal (aft.1658-1712), of Blairhall, Longforgan, Perth.

Family and Education

b. aft. 1658, 2nd s. of Sir Dougal Stewart, 2nd Bt., MP [S], of Ardmaleish, Bute, by Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Ruthven of Dunglass, Haddington; bro. of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Bute [S]. educ. ?Glasgow Univ. c.1687–91; adv. 1694. m. proclamation 10 Mar. 1700, Mary (d. 1759), da. and h. of John Bruce yr. of Blairhall, 2s. styled. Ld. Blairhall 7 June 1709–; d. Hist. Scot. Parl. 662; Scots Peerage ed. Paul, ii. 297; Brunton and Haig, Senators Coll. of Justice, 487–8; Recs. Glasgow Univ. (Maitland Club, lxxii), iii. 144, 149; Scot. Rec. Soc. xxvii. 659; Scot. Hist. Soc. Misc. i. 479.

Offices Held

Commr. justiciary for Highlands [S] 1701, 1702; ld. of session and justiciary 1709–d.

MP [S] Rothesay 1702–7.

Burgess, Edinburgh 1703, Perth 1710; sheriff depute, Edinburghshire (Midlothian) 1704–9. Scot. Rec. Soc. lxii. 194; Carnegie Lib. Ayr, Ayr burgh recs. B6/18/8, council mins. 4 Oct. 1709; Sandeman Lib. Perth, Perth burgh recs. B59/24/1/17, p.18.

Commr. of public accts. [S] 1704–5. CSP Dom. 1700–2, p. 338; 1702–3, p. 353; HMC Lords, n.s. viii. 4; APS, xi. 190, 285.

Parlimentarian

STEWART, Dougal (aft.1658-1712), of Blairhall, Longforgan, Perth.

Main residence: Blairhall, Longforgan, Perth.

Author

D.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

STEWART, Dougal (aft. 1658-1712)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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