Charles Stewart, 7th Earl of Traquair

Charles Stewart, 7th Earl of Traquair, FRSE FSA (1746–1827) was an 18/19th century Scottish landowner.

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Traquair
FRSE FSA
Earl of Traquair
Tenure1779–1827
BornAugust 1746
Traquair House, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Died14 October 1827(1827-10-14) (aged 81)
Traquair House, Peeblesshire, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Spouse(s)
Mary Ravenscroft
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(m. 1773)​
Issue
Charles Stewart, 8th Earl of Traquair
The Hon. Louisa Stewart
ParentsJohn Stewart, 6th Earl of Traquair
Christian Weir
Traquair House

Life

He was born at Traquair House near Peebles in August 1744, the only son of John Stewart, 6th Earl of Traquair.[1] In 1779, following the death of his father, he inherited Traquair House and became the 7th Earl of Traquair.

In 1798 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Joseph Black, Dugald Stewart, and Alexander Keith of Dunnottar.[2] He died at Traquair on 14 October 1827.

Family

In August 1773 he married Mary Ravenscroft (d.1796), second daughter of George Ravenscoft of Wykeham Hall in Lincolnshire. Their children were Charles Stewart, 8th Earl of Traquair (1781-1861), and the Hon Louisa Stewart (1776-1875).[3]

References
  1. Anderson, William (1863). "Traquair". The Scottish Nation.
  2. Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  3. "Traquair, Earl of (S, 1633 - 1861)". Cracroft's Peerage.


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