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BLANTYRE 185 (Lyon), 4th Earl of Strath more [S.], by Elizabeth, da. ofPhilip (Stan hope), 2nd Earl of Chesterfield. She d. s.p.s. He m., 2ndly, Margaret, da. of the Hon. William Hay, of Drummelzier, by Elizabeth, da. of Alexan- der (Seton), 1st Viscount Kingston [S.]. He d. 17 Nov. 1743, at Lennoxlove, and was bur. at Blantyre. His widow d. there 13 Dec. 1782, in her 85th year. VIII. 1743. 8. Walter (Stuart), Lord Blantyre [S.], s. and h., by 2nd wife, in 1747 a student at Utrecht. He d. unm., at Paris, 21 May, and was bur. 9 July 1751, at Blantyre, aged 24.() IX. 1 75 1. 9. William (Stuart), Lord Blantyre [S.], br. and h. He was a Col. in the service of the States of Holland. He d. unm., 16 Jan. 1776, at Erskine, co. Renfrew. X. 1776. 10. Alexander (Stuart), Lord Blantyre [S.],br. and h. He also resided at Erskine, taking great interest in the management of his estate. He m., 23 July 1773, at Eaglescairnie, CO. Haddington, Catharine, ist da. and coh. of Patrick Lindsay, of the same, by Margaret, da. and h. of Thomas Hali burton, of Eaglescairnie afsd. He d. 5 Nov. 1783, at Clifton, co. Gloucester. His widow d. 29 Dec. 1822, at Lennoxlove. Will pr. June 1824. XI. 1783. II. Robert Walter (Stuart), Lord Blantyre [S.], s. and h., b. 10 June 1777. Ed. at Eton. Ensign 3rd Foot Guards, 1795; Capt. 31st Foot and 7th Dragoons; Lieut. Col., 42nd Foot; Major Gen., 1819. He served in Holland, 1799; in Egypt, 1801; in Pomerania and Zealand, 1807; and in the Peninsula, 1809, obtaining a medal for Fuentes d'Onor. Rep. Peer [S.], 1806-07. C.B. 4 June 181 5. Lord Lieut, of co. Renfrew 1820-22. He m., 20 Feb. 18 13, in Edinburgh, Fanny Mary, 2nd da. of the Hon. John Rodney (s. of the ist and famous Lord Rodney), by his ist wife, Catharine, da. of Thomas (Nugent), 6th Earl of Westmeath [I.]. He a. (being slain by a chance shot in the insurrection at Brussels) 22 Sep. 1830, aged 53. Will pr. Jan. 1832. His widow, who was b. 17 Apr. 1791, d. 19 Nov. 1875, '" '^^'" 84th year, at Lennoxlove. XII. 1830 12. Charles (Stuart), Lord Blantyre [S.], s. and h., to b. 21 Dec. 1 81 8, at Lennoxlove afsd., sometime an officer 1900. in the Grenadier Guards. Rep. Peer [S.] Mar. 18 50-92. C') He m., 4 Oct. 1 843, at Trentham, co. Stafford, Evelyn, 2nd da. of George Granville (Leveson-Gower), 2nd Duke of Sutherland, by (f) Lady Jane Douglas writes of him in Feb. 1 747, "He has extreme good sense. . . is free from all manner of vice, and has the sweetest disposition in the world." V.G. (*>) He was nominally a Liberal, but generally voted with the Conservatives on im- portant occasions. V.G, 25