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| STUART, ROBERT WALTER, LORD BLANTYRE. Adm. as a Nobleman at ST JOHN'S, Feb. 21, 1794. S. of Alexander [10th] Lord Blantyre (and Catherine, eldest dau. of Patrick Lindsay, of Eaglescairnie, Haddingstons. B. June 10, 1777. School, Eton. Had succeeded as 11th Lord Blantyre, Nov. 5, 1783. Ensign, 3rd Foot Guards, 1795; Capt., 31st Foot, 1798; 12th Light Dragoons, 1798; Capt., 7th Light Dragoons, 1799; Major, 17th Light Dragoons, 1804; Lieut.-Col., 42nd Foot, 1804; Brevet-Col., 1813; Major-General, 1819. Served in Holland , 1799, in Egypt , 1801, in Pomerania and Zealand, 1809; in the Peninsula, 1809. C.B. 1813. Served in Portugal , Egypt , Pomerania and the Baltic , and Spain . Lord Lieutenant for Renfrewshire , 1820-2. Elected as Representative Peer for Scotland , 1806, but was unsuccessful in 1807 and did not sit again in Parliament. Married, Feb. 20, 1813, in Edinburgh, Fanny Mary, dau. of the Hon. John Rodney, Chief Secretary to the Government of Ceylon . Killed Sept. 22, 1830, during civil disturbances in Brussels. Father of William (1842). ( Eton Sch. Lists; G.E.C.; St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 140.) | Robert Walter STUART, Lord Blantyre Approx. lifespan: 1777–1830 Adm.as a Nobleman St John's College 1794:02:21 s. of Alexander STUART [10th] Lord Blantyre (and Catherine LINDSAY eldest dau. of Patrick LINDSAY of Eaglescairnie, Haddingtons, [East Lothian], b. 1777:06:10 Sch: Eton Had succeeded as 11th Lord Blantyre 1783:11:05 Ensign: 3rd Foot Guards 1795 Captain: 31st Foot 1798 12th Light Dragoons 1798 Captain: 7th Light Dragoons 1799 Major: 17th Light Dragoons 1804 Lieutenant-Colonel: 42nd Foot 1804 Brevet-Colonel: 1813 Major-General: 1819 Served Holland , 1799, Egypt , 1801, Pomerania, [Germany], and Zealand, [Holland], 1809 ; in the Peninsula, [Iberia], 1809 C.B. 1813 Served Portugal , Egypt , Pomerania, [Germany], and the Baltic , and Spain , Lord Lieutenant for: : Renfrewshire , 1820-22 Elected as Representative Peer for Scotland , 1806 but was unsuccessful in1807 and did not sit again in Parliament. m. 1813:02:20, Edinburgh, [Scotland], Fanny Mary dau. of the Hon. John Rodney, Chief Sec. to: : Government of Ceylon , d. killed Brussels, [Belgium], 1830:09:22 during civil disturbances in . father of William STUART (1842) ( Eton School Lists; G.E.C.; St John's College Adm., IV. 140) |