Vice Admiral Keith Stewart, RN

Wikipedia Biographical Summary

"Keith Stewart of Glasserton (1739 – 3 March 1795) was a Scottish Admiral and MP in the British Parliament. He was the second surviving son of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway...

.He joined the Royal Navy in about 1753. He attained the rank of Captain in 1762, the promotion being one of the terms of his surrendering his seat in Parliament. He commanded HMS Berwick in 1777. He served under Admiral Keppel in the action off Ushant on 27 July 1778...

.In June 1781 Stewart was given a North Sea command with the rank of Commodore. He served under Vice Admiral Hyde Parker in the Battle of Dogger Bank in August 1781.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dogger_Bank_%281781%29

.In September 1778 he was given command of the squadron blockading Dutch ports. Although he resigned this appointment after a ship escaped, Stewart was a highly regarded Naval officer and his career continued. He served under Admiral Richard Howe in his expedition to Gibraltar...

Stewart became a rear admiral in 1790 and vice admiral in 1794...

.He married 13 May 1782 Georgina Isabella d'Aguilar, daughter of Ephraim Lópes Pereira d'Aguilar, 2nd Baron d'Aguilar. Their children included Rt Hon James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie. She married second 1797 Lt-Colonel Richard Fitzgerald (kia Battle of Waterloo)."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'Keith Stewart', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 4 April 2012, 14:29 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keith_Stewart&oldid=48552...> [accessed 13 November 2012]

Vice Admiral Keith Stewart's eldest son, Archibald Keith Stewart b. 1783 d. 23rd June 1795, when he fell overboard and drowned, while serving on Lord Bridport's Flagship.