James Stewart 5th Earl of Galloway

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The third earl's second son, James, became the fifth Earl of Galloway after the death of his brother Alexander Stewart, the Fourth Earl of Galloway. He was a Privy Councilor (the principal council of the sovereign, composed of the cabinet ministers and other persons chosen by the king or queen) and statesman in the reign of Queen Anne. In 1694 he married Catherine Montgomery, daughter of the 9th Earl of Eglinton. The Stewarts were living in the Scottish lowlands, Garlies, County Wigtownshire. James took oaths and his seat in Parliament May 27 1695 and was appointed one of the Lords of Police and he held that office until 1740 at which time he passed the office onto his son. He died on February 16, 1746 in Glasserton, Scotland.

James married Catherine Montgomerie Countess of Galloway, daughter of Alexander Seton Montgomerie 9th Earl of Eglinton and Margaret Cochrane, in 1694.⁶⁸ (Catherine Montgomerie Countess of Galloway died in Dec 1757 ⁶⁸.)