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Born in Wimbledon in December 1881, the 1st son of Andrew John Stewart, of the Madras Civil Service but by then retired, and Emma Georgina [Stevens] of Folkstone, Andrew was educated at Shrewsbury School (1894-1899) and then Corpus where he achieved a 3rd class degree in Literae Humaniores in 1903. He failed the Indian Civil Service exam but produced both literary work and scholarship, especially on education and agricultural questions, and became Private Secretary to Christopher Turner of Stoke Rochford. He became Viscount Stuart and heir to earldom when his father succeeded his cousin as the 6th Earl of Castle Stewart in 1914, the year he enlisted (on 8 October).