Background
Born the second son of John Stewart Member of Parliament (died 1769) of Castle Stewart, and brother of William Stewart Member of Parliament, Stewart was commissioned as an ensign in the 37th Regiment of Foot on 8 April 1755.
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Alexander Stewart
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Career
He commanded a field force at Orangeburg and fought at the Battle of Eutaw Springs during the American Revolutionary War. He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the Third Foot on the 7th of July, 1775. Colonel in the army on the 16th of May, 1780.
And promoted Major-General on the 28th of April, 1790.
He was granted the colonelcy of the 2nd (The Queen"s Royal) Regiment of Foot on 20 November 1793. He served in the Duke of York"s army during the Flanders Campaign., commanding the First Brigade of infantry during the retreat to Holland in 1794.
He returned home towards the end of the year and ‘fell a sacrifice to an illness contracted in consequence of the fatigues he had undergone’, dying 16 December 1794.".
Membership
16th Parliament of Great Britain. 17th Parliament of Great Britain]
He was the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Kirkcudbright Stewartry from 1786 to 1794.
