Family and Education
b. 1725, 2nd s. of Archibald Stuart of Torrance by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Andrew Myreton, 1st Bt., of Gogar, Edinburgh. educ. Edinburgh h.s. m. 9 Oct. 1790, Margaret, da. of Sir William Stirling, 4th Bt., of Ardoch, Perth, 3da.; she m. (2) (Sir) William Pulteney, 5th Bt. suc. bro. Alexander to Torrance 1796; kinsman Sir John Stuart, 5th Bt., to Castlemilk, Lanark 1797.
Offices Held
WS 1759; King’s remembrancer in exchequer [S] May 1770 – June 1771, jt. remembrancer 1771 – 86; jt. keeper of the signet [S] Mar. 1777 – June 1779; member of Board of Trade June 1779–82; keeper of register of sasines [S] July 1781–99, jt. keeper 1799 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Craigthorn, Lanark.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
STUART, Andrew (1725-1801)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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