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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Shaw-Stewart, R. F. (Robert Farquhar), 1836-1911
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Description area
Dates of existence
1836-1911
History
Robert Farquhar Shaw-Stewart was born on March 3, 1836, in Inverkip, Renfrew, Scotland, son of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart (1788-1836), 6th Baronet of Greenock and Blackhall, and Eliza Mary Farquhar (1802-1916).
He was an officer of the Scots Fusiliers Guards. He joined it as Lieutenant in 1854 and reached the rank of Captain.
In 1859, he married Isabella Jane Warner (1835–1916). He died on October 29, 1911, in Bournemouth, Dorset, England.