Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry PC (Ire) (27 September 1739 - 6 April 1821), was an Irish politician and landowner, the father of politician Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh. Stewart was born in 1739, son of Alexander Stewart alderman of Londonderry in 1760 and the nephew of Robert Cowan, the wealthy Governor of Bombay. As the second son he expected to take up the linen trading business in Dublin. He did so and it is for this reason that his first son was born in Dublin. His offices traded with many Baltic cities such Sankt Petersburg, Reval and Memel. At the death of his older brother he moved to Ulster to be closer to his father and look after the family properties in Donegal, Londonderry and Down.