Sir John Stewart, 1st Baronet, of Athenree
Sir John Stewart, 1st Baronet (c.1758 – 22 June 1825)[1] was an Irish lawyer and politician. He was son of Church of Ireland clergyman, the Reverend Hugh Stewart, Rector of Termon, County Tyrone. He was educated in Drogheda and at Trinity College, Dublin, studied law at Lincoln's Inn, and was called to the Irish Bar in 1781.[2]
In 1794, he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Augher. At the 1797 elections, he was elected for four constituencies: Askeaton, Bangor, Portarlington and Strabane. He chose to sit for Bangor, and held that seat until the dissolution of the Parliament of Ireland when the Act of Union came into effect in 1801.[3] He was Solicitor-General for Ireland from 1798 to 1799 and Attorney-General for Ireland from 1799 to 1803.[1] He was High Sheriff of County Tyrone in 1809.[2]
After Act of Union he was elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom as Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Tyrone from 1802 to 1806 and 1812 until his death in 1825.[4]
Stewart married in 1789, Mary, daughter of Mervyn Archdale of Castle Archdale, near Enniskillen, with whom he had two sons and a daughter.[2]
Driving a horsed carriage while suffering from long term sickness, he was badly injured when his horses bolted and died four days later in June 1825. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his elder son, Hugh.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Baronetcies beginning with "S" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's Baronetage pages. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 History of Parliament Online article.
- ↑ "Irish House of Commons 1692–1800". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ↑ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Stewart
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Coghlan Edmond Stanley |
Member of Parliament for Augher 1794–1798 With: Edmond Stanley |
Succeeded by William Bailey James Galbraith |
| Preceded by Sir Joseph Hoare, 1st Bt Henry Alexander |
Member of Parliament for Askeaton 1798 With: Sir Joseph Hoare, 1st Bt |
Succeeded by Sir Joseph Hoare, 1st Bt Sir Vere Hunt, 1st Bt |
| Preceded by Richard Cavendish William Browne |
Member of Parliament for Portarlington 1798 With: Sir John Parnell, 2nd Bt |
Succeeded by Frederick Trench Thomas Stannus |
| Preceded by Sir John Hamilton, 1st Bt Henry Pomeroy |
Member of Parliament for Strabane 1798 With: Nathaniel Montgomery-Moore |
Succeeded by Nathaniel Montgomery-Moore Andrew Knox |
| Preceded by Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt John Keane |
Member of Parliament for Bangor 1798 – 1801 With: Hon. Robert Ward |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Viscount Corry James Stewart |
Member of Parliament for Tyrone 1802 – 1806 With: James Stewart |
Succeeded by Thomas Knox (1) James Stewart |
| Preceded by Thomas Knox (1) James Stewart |
Member of Parliament for Tyrone 1812 – 1825 With: Thomas Knox (2) to 1818 William Stewart from 1818 |
Succeeded by Henry Lowry-Corry William Stewart |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by John Toler |
Solicitor-General for Ireland 1798–1799 |
Succeeded by William Cusack-Smith |
| Preceded by John Toler |
Attorney-General for Ireland 1799–1803 |
Succeeded by William Plunket |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Athenree) 1803–1825 |
Succeeded by Hugh Stewart |