Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray

The Earl of Moray
Doune Castle, owned by the Earls of Moray
Lord High Commissioner
In office
1686–1688
MonarchJames II & VII
Preceded byDuke of Queensberry
Succeeded byDuke of Hamilton
Secretary of State in Scotland
In office
1680–1686
MonarchCharles II (1680–1685)
Preceded byDuke of Lauderdale
Succeeded byEarl of Melfort
Extraordinary Lord of Session
In office
1680–1681
MonarchCharles II
Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
1678–1679
MonarchCharles II
Lord Justice General
In office
1675–1676
MonarchCharles II
Personal details
Born
Alexander Stewart

8 May 1634 (baptised)
Darnaway Castle
Died1 November 1701(1701-11-01) (aged 67)
Donibristle
Resting placeDyke, Moray
NationalityScottish
SpouseEmilia Balfour (1646–1683)
Children
Parents
ResidenceDarnaway Castle
OccupationPolitician

Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray, KT, PC (8 May 1634 – 1 November 1701) was a Scottish peer who held senior political office in Scotland under Charles II and James VII and II.

He was first brought into government in 1676 by the Duke of Lauderdale, his relative by marriage; between 1681 and 1686, he played a prominent role in the suppression of Presbyterian radicals, known as "the Killing Time". He retained his position when James succeeded in 1685 and supported his religious policies, having converting to Catholicism in 1686.

Removed from office after the 1688 Glorious Revolution, he retired from public life and died at Donibristle on 1 November 1701.