Background
Born the son of the 10th Lord Blantyre, Stuart was commissioned into the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards in 1794.
army officer Governor of Malta
Born the son of the 10th Lord Blantyre, Stuart was commissioned into the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards in 1794.
General The Honorary
He became inspecting field officer of the militia in the Ionian Islands in 1816. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Scotland in 1830 (and from 1836, Governor of Edinburgh Castle) and Governor of Malta in 1843 before retiring in 1847. He was promoted to full general in 1851.
His will is in the National Archives.
He died at his home, Eaglescairnie House in East Lothian, on 7 February 1855.