- Sir Mark MacTaggart-Stewart, 1st Baronet
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Sir Mark John MacTaggart-Stewart, 1st Baronet (12 October 1834 – 26 September 1923), known as Mark John Stewart until 1880, was a Scottish Conservative Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons. He represented Wigtown Burghs from 1874 to 1880 and again for a few months later in 1880 and also sat for Kirkcudbrightshire between 1885 and 1906 and briefly in 1910.
In 1880 he assumed the additional surname of MacTaggart. On 7 October 1892, he was made a Baronet, of Southwick in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright and Blairderry in the County of Wigtown. MacTaggart-Stewart died in September 1923, aged 88. He was succeeded in the Baronetcy by his only surviving son, Sir Edward Orde MacTaggart-Stewart, 2nd Baronet.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's List of Baronets
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Mark MacTaggart-Stewart
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
George YoungMember of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs
1874—1880Succeeded by
John McLarenPreceded by
John McLarenMember of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs
1880—1880Succeeded by
Sir John Charles Dalrymple HayPreceded by
John Maxwell Heron-MaxwellMember of Parliament for Kirkcudbrightshire
1885—1906Succeeded by
Gilbert McMickingPreceded by
Gilbert McMickingMember of Parliament for Kirkcudbrightshire
Jan — Dec 1910Succeeded by
Gilbert McMickingBaronetage of the United Kingdom New creation Baronet
(of Southwick and Blairderry)
1892–1923Succeeded by
Edward Orde McTaggart-StewartCategories:- 1834 births
- 1923 deaths
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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- UK MPs 1886–1892
- UK MPs 1892–1895
- UK MPs 1895–1900
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