Stewart, John (London) 1

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Dates 1636-52
Location London, Warwick
Vocation Politician
Place of Birth Peeblesshire
Marriage Katherine Carnegie
Issue 5 children
Place of birth Source J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), viii, 402-5; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

First Earl of Traquair. Created Lord of Parliament (1628). Elevated to earldom for services to Charles I (1633). Travelled to London in 1636 and promoted to lord high treasurer. In 1648 Traquair raised a troop of horse for the ‘Engagement’ but taken prisoner at battle of Preston. He was imprisoned in Warwick Castle between 1648-52.