Matthew Stewart

Biographical Summary

STEWART, MATTHEW. ?-29/05/1851. Ref: 1442. Male.

• Titles and British Honours: Colonel.
• Place of Birth: Edinburgh.
• Profession: Soldier.
• Appointments Held: 1804 Royal Engineers, 1807 Aide-de-Camp to Sir Gilbert Elliot in India, Lt. Colonel, Portuguese Service, 1824 Lt Colonel,1837 Brevet Colonel, 42nd. Regiment.
• Mother: Helen Bannantyne d.1838.
• Father: Dugald Stewart FRSE 1753-1828.
• Other Family: Grandson of Matthew Stewart, FRSE 1717-85 and Cousin of Patrick Miller, FRSE 1782-1871.
• References: DNB 54, 1898, 284 in entry of his father Dugald Stewart; Anderson 3, 520; Shapin 444.
• Date of Election: 24/01/1820.
• Proposers: Wm. A Cadell, Wm. Wallace, Jas. Jardine (Minute 06/12/1819 NLS Acc10,000/4 & ms Proposal undated Acc10,000/42).
• Resigned/Removed/Election Cancelled/Not Admitted: Election Cancelled.
• Date of Resignation: Election cancelled 1838.
• Notes: Born c. 1784.
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 892