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STEWART, ROBERT. Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 17) at ST JOHN'S, Oct. 26, 1786. [Eldest surv.] s. of the Rt. Hon. Robert [ post 1st Marquess Londonderry] (by his 1st wife, Lady Sarah Frances Seymour Conway, dau. of the 1st Marquess of Hertford). B. July 18, 1769, in Dublin. School, Armagh. Matric. Michs. 1786. Styled Viscount Castlereagh, 1796-1821. M.P. for Co. Down (Irish Parliament), 1790; M.P. for Tregony, 1794-6; for Orford, 1796-7. Lord of the Irish Treasury, 1797-1801. Chief Secretary for Ireland , 1798-1801. Principal Secretary of State and Secretary of the Council in Ireland , 1797-1801. Privy Councillor ( Ireland ), 1797; (England), 1798. M.P. for Co. Down , 1798-1800 and 1801. President of the Board of Control for India , 1802-6. Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, 1805-6 and 1807-9. M.P. for Boroughbridge, 1806. M.P. for Plympton Earl, Devon , 1806 and 1807-12. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1812-22. M.P. for Plympton, 1812; for Clitheroe, Lancashire , 1812 and for Co. Down , 1812, 1818 and 1820. Succeeded his father as 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, 1821. M.P. for Orford, Suffolk , 1821-2. Leader of the House of Commons, 1812-22. Sent as Envoy to Prussia and Russia , 1813. K.G., 1814. First Plenipotentiary at the Congress of Vienna, 1814, and at the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1818. Knight Grand Cross of the Hanoverian Order, 1816. Became very unpopular and was bitterly lampooned by Lord Byron and other poets. Married, June 9, 1794, at St George's, Hanover Square, Lady Amelia Anne Hobart, youngest dau. of John, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire . Committed suicide at his residence at North Cray, Kent , Aug. 12, 1822. Died, s.p. ; buried in Westminster Abbey, Aug. 20, 1822. Half-brother of Charles W. (1814) ( St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 495; G.E.C.; D.N.B. ) | Robert STEWART Approx. lifespan: 17691822 Fell.-Com. aged 17 St John's College adm1786:10:26 Eldest surv.] s. of the Rt Hon. Robert [post 1st Marquess Londonderry] (by his 1st wife, Lady Sarah Frances Seymour Conway dau. of the 1st Marquess of Hertford) b. 1769:07:18 in Dublin, [Ireland], Sch: Armagh School Armagh, [Co. Armagh], Matric 1786:10MT: Styled Viscount Castlereagh: 1796-1821 M.P. for: : Co. Down , (Irish Parliament) 1790 M.P. for: : Tregony, [Cornwall], 1794-96 for Orford, [Suffolk], 1796-97 Lord of the Irish Treasury 1797-1801 Chief Sec. for: : Ireland , 1798-1801 Principal Sec. of: : State and Sec. of: : Council in Ireland , 1797-1801 Privy Councillor: ( Ireland , ) 1797 (England) 1798 M.P. for: : Co. Down , 1798-1800, and 1801 President of: : Board of Control for India , 1802-06 Sec. of State: for War and the Colonies 1805-6, and 1807-9 M.P. for: : Boroughbridge, [West Riding of Yorkshire ???], 1806 M.P. for: : Plympton Earl, Devon , 1806, and 1807-12 Sec. of State: for Foreign Affairs 1812-22 M.P. for: : Plympton, [Devon], 1812 for Clitheroe, Lancashire , 1812 and for Co. Down , 1812, 1818, and 1820 Succeeded his father as 2nd Marquess of Londonderry 1821 M.P. for: : Orford, Suffolk , 1821-22 Leader of the House of Commons, [London], 1812-22 Sent as Envoy to Prussia, [Germany], and Russia , 1813 KG 1814 First Plenipotentiary at the Congress of Vienna, [Austria], 1814 and at the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, [Germany], 1818 Knight Grand Cross of the Hanoverian Order, [Germany], 1816 Became very unpopular and was bitterly lampooned by Lord Byron and other poets. m. 1794:06:09 at St George's, Hanover Square, [London], Lady Amelia Anne Hobart, youngest dau. of John, 2nd Earl of Buckingham. d.; d. committed suicide at his residence at North Cray, Kent , 1822:08:12 d., s.p. buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, [London], 1822:08:20 half-brother of Charles W. STEWART (1814) ( St John's College Adm., IV. 495; G.E.C.; D.N.B. ) |