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Stewart Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Stewart, based on 20 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

20 records1769–182218 events5 places

Chronological biography

1769

Birth of Robert Stewart1769

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Member of Parliament

Birth of Robert Stewart

1794

Member of Parliament1794

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Member of Parliament

1st elected Member of Parliament

1798

Chief Secretary1798

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Chief Secretary

Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland

Lord Privy Seal1798

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Lord Prvy Seal

Appointed Lord Privy Seal for Ireland

Reballion of Rebels in Wexford1798

Warfare / Military · Viscount · Chief Secretary · Wexford

Suppresses an Irish rebellion

1800

Reform of Parliament1800

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Chief Secretary · London

Passes Pitts measures for union with Ireland through the House of Commons

Unification1800

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Chief Secretary · London

Passes Pitts measures for union with Ireland through the House of Commons

1802

East India Company1802

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · President of Great Britain

Appointed President of East India Board

1805

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies1805

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Appointed Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

1806

Member of Parliament1806

Politics / Tory Party · Viscount · Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament

1807

Duel of Stewart1807

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Castlereagh & Canning have a duel

1812

Alliance Leads the coalition4 March 1812

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Viscount · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Leads the coalition against Napoleon & prevents Allies dealing separately with France

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain4 March 1812

Government / Tory Party Government · Viscount · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Foreign Minister under Lord Liverpool

1814

Congress of Vienna1814

Government / Tory Party Government · Viscount · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Vienna

Senior represemtitive for Great Britain at the Congress of Vienna

1815

Congress of Vienna1815

Government / Tory Party Government · Viscount · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Vienna

Selects St Helena as for Napoleon's exile

Exile of Stewart1815

Government / Tory Party Government · Viscount · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · St Helena

Selects St Helena as for Napoleon's exile at the Congress of Vienna

Triple Alliance1815

Government / Tory Party Government · Viscount · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Helps secure the Triple Alliance & with it the peace of Europe & fall of Napoleon

1822

Burial1822

Government / Tory Party Government · Viscount · Member of Parliament · Westminster Abbey

Buried in Westminster Abbey

Death of Stewart12 August 1822

Government / Tory Party Government · Viscount · Member of Parliament

Death of Robert Stewart, commits suicide

Suicide12 August 1822

Government / Tory Party Government · Viscount · Member of Parliament

Death of Robert Stewart, commits suicide

Titles and roles

Viscount · Chief Secretary · Viscount · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Viscount · Lord Prvy Seal · Viscount · Member of Parliament · Viscount · President of Great Britain · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.