William Stewart | |
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Born | 1643 Scotland |
Died | 4 June 1726 (aged 82–83) Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service | British Army |
Rank | General |
Commands | Queen Anne's Forces in Ireland |
Battles / wars | Williamite War in Ireland |
General Sir William Stewart (1643 – 4 June 1726), was a Scottish-born soldier, Commander-in-chief of Queen Anne's Forces in Ireland, Member of Parliament for County Waterford and a Privy Councillor. He was a benefactor of Hanover Square, London, donating the land and laying the first stone of St George's, Hanover Square.