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.[1]
Succession
He succeeded his father as 9th Baronet Agnew, of Lochnaw on the latter's death on 25 March 1892.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] He was Justice of the Peace for Wigtownshire.
Family
He married Gertrude Vernon, daughter of Hon. Gowran Charles Vernon and Caroline Fazakerley, on 15 October 1889,[4] but the marriage produced no children. Lady Agnew was the subject of a famous portrait by John Singer Sargent.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Death of former Edinburgh MP", Dundee Courier (23436), 16 July 1928: 3, retrieved 9 August 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive, (subscription required (help))
- ↑ "Agnew, Andrew Noel (AGNW867AN)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27662. p. 2042. 29 March 1904.
- ↑ "The New Members", London Standard (23800), 6 October 1900: 2, retrieved 10 August 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive, (subscription required (help))
- thePeerage.com
- ‘AGNEW, Sir Andrew Noel’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edition, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arthur Dewar |
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South 1900 – 1906 |
Succeeded by Arthur Dewar |
| Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
| Preceded by Andrew Agnew |
Baronet (of Lochnaw) 1892–1928 |
Succeeded by Fulque Agnew |