Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Baronet

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Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Baronet DL (2 January 1818 – 25 March 1892), was the son of Sir Andrew Agnew, 7th Baronet and Madeline Carnegie.

[edit] Life and career

Sir Andrew Agnew attended Harrow School. He succeeded his father as 8th Baronet Agnew, of Lochnaw on the latter's death on 28 April 1849.

He rose to the rank of Captain in the 4th Light Dragoons. He was Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire, 1856–1868. He was Deputy Lieutenant of Wigtownshire in 1852.

On his death in 1892 he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son.

[edit] Family

He married Lady Mary Arabella Louisa Noel, daughter of Charles Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough and Arabella Williams 20 August 1846. Their children were:

• Madeline Diana Elizabeth Agnew (d. 1907)
• Arabella Frances Georgiana Agnew (d. 1910)
• Caroline Charlotte Agnew (d. 1934)
• Louisa Lucia Agnew (d. 1913)
• Catherine Carnegie Agnew (d. 1858)
• Rosina Constance Agnew (d. 1920)
• Marguerite Violet Maud Agnew (d. 1939)
• Sir Andrew Noel Agnew, 9th Baronet (1850–1928)
• Henry de Courcy Agnew (1851–1910)
• Mary Alma Victoria Agnew (1854–1923)
• Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew (1859–1928)
• Colonel Quentin Charles Graham Kinnaird Agnew (1861–1937)
• Gerard Dalrymple Agnew (1862–1919)

[edit] References

• thePeerage.com

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Viscount Dalrymple	Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire 1856–1868	Succeeded by Lord Garlies
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by Andrew Agnew	Baronet (of Lochnaw) 1849–1892	Succeeded by Andrew Agnew