Sir Kenneth Dugald Stewart of Strathgarry, 1st Baronet (29 March 1882 – 19 May 1972) was a Scottish merchant who was President of

Trustee Savings Banks Association The Trustee Savings Banks Association was a British association that aimed to work on behalf of the trustee savings banks (TSBs) in the United Kingdom. It was established in Manchester in 1887. However, throughout its history the Trustee Savings B ...

and the first chairman of the

Lancashire Cotton Corporation The Lancashire Cotton Corporation was a company set up by the Bank of England in 1929, to rescue the Lancashire spinning industry by means of horizontal rationalisation. In merged 105 companies, ending up in 1950 with 53 operating mills. It was ...

Biography

Stewart was born in London, the fourth son of

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merchant Hinton Daniell Stewart, 6th Laird of Strathgarry,

Killiecrankie Killiecrankie (; , meaning aspen wood) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland on the River Garry. It lies at the Pass of Killiecrankie, by the A9 road which has been bypassed since 1986. The village is home to a power station forming ...

Pitlochry Pitlochry (; or ) is a town in the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland, lying on the River Tummel. It is historically in the county of Perthshire, and has a population of 2,776, according to the 2011 census.Scotland's 2011 census. (n.p. ...

, Perth and Kinross. He was a member of

Clan Stewart of Appin Clan Stewart of Appin is the West Highland branch of the Clan Stewart and have been a distinct clan since their establishment in the 15th century. Their Chiefs are descended from Sir James Stewart of Perston, who was himself the grandson of ...

. His mother, Lucy Macfarlane, was the daughter of Dr. Donald Macfarlane of Perth. Stewart was educated at

Trinity College, Glenalmond Glenalmond College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond, Perth and Kinross, River Almond near the village of Methven, Pert ...

. He worked for Maitland and Co. Ltd., in

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from 1903 to 1919. He was British delegate to the Special Conference on the Chinese Customs Tariff, October 1925 to April 1926 in Peking. Stewart was first chairman of the

, created by the

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to save the

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

spinning Spin or spinning most often refers to: * Spin (physics) or particle spin, a fundamental property of elementary particles * Spin quantum number, a number which defines the value of a particle's spin * Spinning (textiles), the creation of yarn or thr ...

industry by means of horizontal rationalisation. It merged 105 companies into one. He served as chairman from 1928 to 1932. He was chairman of the Trustee Savings Banks Association 1946-66 and was president in 1966. In 1958, he was appointed vice-chairman of the National Savings Committee.

Personal life

In 1913, he married Australian Olive Noel Brodribb (died 1946), with whom he had two sons and two daughters. He died in 1972 at his home at Newton House in

Alderley Edge Alderley Edge is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cheshire, England, north-west of Macclesfield and south of Manchester. It lies at the base of a wooded sandstone escarpment, ''The Edge'', overlooking the Cheshire Plai ...

, Cheshire. His elder son, David Brodribb Stewart (1913–1992), succeeded him in the baronetcy. His second son, Alastair Robin Stewart (1925–2022), succeeded his brother; he was only survived by daughters, leaving the baronetcy extinct.

Honours

Stewart was appointed Knight Commander of the

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(KBE) in the

1927 Birthday Honours The 1927 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King, and were ...

. He was promoted to Knight Grand Cross (GBE) of the order in the

1950 Birthday Honours The King's Birthday Honours 1950 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the ...

. He was created a Baronet, of Strathgarry in the County of Perth, in the

1960 Birthday Honours The Queen's Birthday Honours 1960 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to Orders and decorations of the Commonwealth realms, various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those ...

References

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Kenneth Kenneth is a given name of Gaelic origin. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byna ...

People from Alderley Edge Merchants from London