Sir Andrew Agnew, 9th Baronet

Sir Andrew Noel Agnew, 9th Baronet JP (14 August 1850 – 14 July 1928) was the son of Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Baronet and Lady Mary Arabella Louisa Noel.

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Succession

He succeeded his father as 9th Baronet Agnew, of Lochnaw on the latter's death on 25 March 1892. On his death in 1928 he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew Fulque Agnew.

Education

He attended Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]

Career

He rose to the rank of Captain in the 1st Ayrshire and Galloway Artillery Volunteers. He was Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh South from 1900 to 1906. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Wigtownshire on 21 March 1904.[2] He was Justice of the Peace for Wigtownshire.

Family

He married Gertrude Vernon, daughter of Hon. Gowran Charles Vernon and Caroline Fazakerley 15 October 1889, but the marriage produced no children. Lady Agnew was the subject of a famous portrait by John Singer Sargent.

References

  1. ^ Agnew, Andrew Noel in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
  2. ^ London Gazette: no. 27662. p. 2042. 29 March 1904.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Arthur Dewar
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South
19001906
Succeeded by
Arthur Dewar
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by
Andrew Agnew
Baronet
(of Lochnaw)
1892–1928
Succeeded by
Fulque Agnew