George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway

Admiral The Right Honourable
The Earl of Galloway
KT
Admiral The Right Honourable The Earl of Galloway KT
	George Stewart wearing the naval uniform of post-captain. Watercolour on ivory by Anne Mee.
Member of Parliament; for Haslemere
	In office; 1806 – November 1806
Preceded by	George Wood
Succeeded by	Robert Plumer Ward
Member of Parliament; for Cockermouth
	In office; 22 July 1805 – 1806
Preceded by	James Graham
Succeeded by	John Lowther
Member of Parliament; for Saltash
	In office; 1790 – February 1795
Preceded by	John Lemon
Succeeded by	William Stewart
Personal details
Born	24 March 1768
Died	27 March 1834 (aged 66)
Political party	Tory
Spouse	Lady Jane Paget
Children	8
Parent(s)	John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway ; Anne Dashwood
Alma mater	Westminster School
Awards	Order of the Thistle
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain; United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Years of service	1781–1806
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Vulcan; HMS Winchelsea; HMS Lively; HMS Hussar; HMS Bellerophon; HMS Ajax;
Battles/wars	Fourth Anglo-Dutch War; • Battle of Dogger Bank; American Revolutionary War; • Great Siege of Gibraltar; French Revolutionary Wars; • Invasion of Guadeloupe; • Battle of Cape St Vincent; Napoleonic Wars;

Admiral George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway, KT (24 March 1768 – 27 March 1834), styled Lord Garlies between 1773 and 1806, was a British naval commander and politician.

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