Background
AGNEW, Stair was born in 1831. Son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 7th Baronet.
AGNEW, Stair was born in 1831. Son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 7th Baronet.
Studied at Trinity College Cambridge (Bachelor of Arts 1855. Master of Arts 1858). M. Georgina, d. of George M. Nisbett, 1870.
Late Lieutenant 9th Regiment: Scotch Barrister 1860. Legal Secretary to Lord Advocate, 1861-1866,1868-1870. Queen’s Remembrancer for Scotland, 1870-1881.
RegistrarGeneral for Scotland, and Keeper of Records, Scotland, 1881 -1909.
Clubs: Reform; New, Edinburgh.