Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Galloway

[3] In July 1602 Garlies joined a committee of "4 Stewarts" to arbitrate in the feud between the Marquess of Huntly and the Earl of Moray.

However, in February 1603 Anne of Denmark proposed an alternative solution, that Huntly's son would marry Moray's sister in a double marriage.

As Sheriff of Galloway, in 1618 Lord Garlies brought a mysterious case to the attention of the Privy Council of Scotland and the king's advocate Thomas Hamilton.

A severed hand was found in the midden or rubbish heap of a notary called John Kennedy, when his servants were carting manure to the field.

[6] He was made Earl of Galloway (Scotland) on 19 September 1623, with a special remainder to his heirs male bearing the name Stewart.