Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry
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Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry (September 27, 1739–April 6, 1821), an Irish politician and landowner, was the father of the famous politician Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh.
Born in 1739, nephew to Robert Cowan, the wealthy Governor of Bombay,<ref>The Londonderry Estate Office Archive - The Cowan inheritance</ref> Stewart was elected to the Irish House of Commons in 1771 as member for County Down, becoming an Irish Privy Counsellor eleven years later. In 1789 he was created Baron Londonderry in the Peerage of Ireland, and in 1795 became Viscount Castlereagh. The following year he was promoted as Earl of Londonderry, and finally in 1816 was created Marquess of Londonderry, again in the Peerage of Ireland. From 1801 until his death he was also an Irish representative peer. He died at his home of Mount Stewart, County Down, and was buried at nearby Newtownards.
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| Peerage of Ireland | ||
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| New Title | Marquess of Londonderry 1816–1821 | Succeeded by: Robert Stewart |
| Earl of Londonderry 1796–1821 | ||
| Viscount Castlereagh 1795–1821 | ||
| Baron Londonderry 1789–1821 | ||
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