Anne Stewart, Countess of Galloway

Anne Stewart, Countess of Galloway ( Dashwood; 1743 – 8 January 1830), was the wife of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway.

Early life

Anne Dashwood was born at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire, the family home of her parents, Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Spencer. Among her siblings was Elizabeth (wife of George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester), and Catherine (wife of Lucy Knightley, MP for Northamptonshire).

Her paternal grandparents were Robert Dashwood (son of Sir Robert Dashwood, 1st Baronet) and the former Dorothy Reade (a daughter of Sir James Reade, 2nd Baronet). Her mother was a daughter of Edward Spencer of Rendlesham and sister of Anne Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton.

Personal life On 13 June 1764, she married the future earl, when he was an MP and heir to his father's earldom. His first wife, Lady Charlotte Greville, had died in 1763, leaving him with no living children. In the year of their marriage, Sir Joshua Reynolds painted Anne in the guise of a shepherdess; the portrait is now held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Together, they were the parents of sixteen children: Lady Elizabeth Euphemia Stewart (1771–1855), who married William Philips Inge in 1798. Hon. Montgomery Granville John Stewart (1780–1860), who married Catherine Honyman and had children. Lt.-Col. James Henry Keith Stewart (1783–1836)