John Stewart (c. 1709 – 1796), of Pittendriech, Edinburgh, was a Scottish mercenary soldier and politician.
He was the son of Francis Stuart, 7th Earl of Moray and his second wife Jean, the daughter of John Elphinstone, 4th Lord Balmerino.
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Anstruther Easter Burghs for 1741–1747.
[1] He was a Captain in the short-lived Earl of Loudoun's Highlanders of the British Army from 1745 to 1747, after which he entered the service of the States-General (of the Netherlands) in 1747.
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