Maj-Gen. James Stuart [Stewart], of Whiteriggs

Abt 1735 - 1793  (~ 58 years)

• Name	James Stuart [Stewart]  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Maj-Gen.
  Suffix	of Whiteriggs
  Born	Abt 1735
  Gender	Male
  Name	James Stuart [Stewart]
  Name	James Stuart [Stewart]  [2]
  Died	1793	Dsp - Died Without Children.
  Person ID	I19353	Clan current
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Archibald Stuart [Stewart], of Torrance, W.S., 7th son,   d. Nov 1767
  Mother	Elizabeth Myreton,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Home,   d. 7 Jan 1765, Dsp - Died Without Children.
  Married	20 Sep 1763  [1, 2]
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F11886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Major-General James Stuart, about 1735 - 1793. Commander-in-Chief in Madras Stuart's military career, which took him to Canada, the Caribbean and to southern India, was dogged by failures for which he was twice suspended. Back in Britain in June 1786 he fought a duel with Lord Macartney, governor of Madras, who had been responsible for his dismissal after his alleged mismanagement of the expedition against the town of Cuddalore in 1783. Despite having lost part of his right leg in battle five years previously, Stuart managed to wound his opponent severely. This flattering portrait, which presents Stuart as a conquering hero, his hand firmly on a map marked 'Cuddalore 1783', was begun three months after this incident. [http://www.nationalgalleries.org]

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Stewart09: Stewart of Castlemilk - "History of Renfrewshir e " published in 1710 by George Crawfurd 'and continued t o th e present period by George Robertson'. Printed by J. N eilso n, Paisley 1818. (Reliability: 3). [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Home04 (Reliability: 3).