Sir Andrew Agnew, 9th Baronet
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Sir Andrew Noel Agnew, 9th Baronet JP (14 August 1850 – 14 July 1928), was the son of Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Baronet and Lady Mary Arabella Louisa Noel.
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[edit] Succession
He succeeded his father as 9th Baronet Agnew, of Lochnaw on the latter's death on 25 March 1892. On his death in 1928 he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew.
[edit] Education
He attended Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.
[edit] Career
He rose to the rank of Captain in the 1st Ayrshire and Galloway Artillery Volunteers. He was Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South, 1900–1906. He was Deputy Lieutenant of Wigtownshire in 1852. He was Justice of the Peace for Wigtownshire.
[edit] Family
He married Gertrude Vernon, daughter of Hon. Gowran Charles Vernon and Caroline Fazakerley 15 October 1889, but the marriage produced no children. Lady Agnew is the subject of a famous portrait by Sargent.
[edit] References
- thePeerage.com
- ‘AGNEW, Sir Andrew Noel’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Arthur Dewar |
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South 1900–1906 |
Succeeded by Arthur Dewar |
| Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
| Preceded by Andrew Agnew |
Baronet (of Lochnaw) 1892–1928 |
Succeeded by Fulque Agnew |
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