Background
The eldest son of William Stirling of Fairburn, he was educated at Harrow School and at Magdalen College, Oxford.
The eldest son of William Stirling of Fairburn, he was educated at Harrow School and at Magdalen College, Oxford.
Magdalen College; Harrow School.
He served with the Lovat Scouts from 1914–1935, and was awarded the Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1919. He was a Forestry Commissioner from 1948–1962, and Chairman of the Commission"s Scottish National Committee from 1950–1959. He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1956 and served as Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty from 1964–1968.
He was a Member of Ross and Cromarty County Council from 1919–1970, serving as Convener from 1935–1961.