Alan Stewart, 10th Earl Of Galloway

Alan Plantagenet Stewart, 10th Earl of Galloway, KT, DL, JP, was born on 21 October 1835 and died on 7 February 1901. He was known as Lord Garlies until 1873. He was a British peer and politician, with notable family and educational backgrounds.

Galloway was the eldest son of Randolph Stewart, 9th Earl of Galloway, and Lady Harriett Blanche, daughter of Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort. His early education was at Harrow School, a prestigious boarding school in England, followed by studies at Christ Church, Oxford.

In the realm of sports, Galloway participated in first-class cricket, representing the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1858 to 1864.

His political career included serving as the Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire from 1868 until 1873. Upon the death of his father in 1873, he inherited the earldom, as well as estates including Galloway House and Cumloden House. This succession elevated him to the House of Lords.

Galloway held several official positions: he was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1876 to 1877, acted as a justice of the peace, and served as a deputy lieutenant for Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire. In December 1887, he was appointed a Knight of the Thistle.

In his personal life, Galloway married Lady Arabella Arthur in 1872. She was the daughter of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury. Through this marriage, Galloway became the brother-in-law of Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. The couple had a daughter, Helen Stewart, who married Neo-Jacobite Walter Clifford Mellor.

Galloway's death occurred in February 1901 at the age of 65. His titles were succeeded by his younger brother, Randolph. Lady Galloway died in August 1903.

During his lifetime, Galloway faced legal proceedings. On 14 October 1889, he appeared before Dumfries Sheriff Court on charges of indecent behaviour toward a young girl; he was subsequently found 'not guilty'. Less than four months later, on 23 January 1890, he appeared at Glasgow Central Police Court charged with being 'riotous, disorderly or indecent' in his behaviour, specifically concerning an incident involving Margaret Brown and other female passengers. The court found the charge to be 'not proven'.

Galloway owned approximately 79,000 acres in Scotland.

His contributions to parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard, the official report of debates in Parliament, spanning from 1803 to 2005.