George Hume Steuart | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Annapolis | |
| In office 1759–1763 | |
| Preceded by | John Brice, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Dulany |
| Colonel of the Horse Militia | |
| Assumed office 1753 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Maryland | |
| In office 1755–1756 | |
| Judge of the Land Office | |
| In office 1755–1775 | |
| Succeeded by | St George Peale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1700 Argaty, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Died | 1784 Perthshire, Scotland |
| Spouse | Ann Digges |
| Relations | Major General George H. Steuart (grandson) Richard Sprigg Steuart (grandson) Brigadier General George H. Steuart (great-grandson) |
| Residence | Dodon |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Physician, planter, politician, soldier |
George Hume Steuart, (1700–1784) was a Scottish physician, tobacco planter, and Loyalist politician in colonial Maryland. Born in Perthshire, Steuart emigrated to Maryland in around 1721, where he benefited from proprietarial patronage and was appointed to a number of colonial offices, eventually becoming a wealthy landowner with estates in both Maryland and Scotland, and serving two terms as mayor of Annapolis. However, he was forced by the outbreak of the American Revolution to decide whether to remain loyal to the Crown or to throw in his lot with the American rebels. In 1775 Steuart sailed to Scotland, deciding at age 75 that "he could not turn rebel in his old age". He remained there until his death in 1784.