Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray

Sir Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray (May 8, 1634 – November 1, 1701), was a Scottish nobleman who remained loyal to Roman Catholic James VII of Scotland (James II of England).

Biography

Alexander Stuart succeeded his father, James to the Earldom of Moray on 4 March 1653. In 1654 he was under Cromwell's Act of Grace fined £3,500 which was reduced to £1,166 13s., cites Cal. State Papers, Dom. 1655, p. 72. cites Cal. State Papers, Dom. 1656, p. 152. cites Cal. State Papers, Dom. 1657, p. 248.

He was admitted justice-general on 1 June 1675, appointed a lord of the treasury on 27 September 1678, nominated an extraordinary lord of session on 17 July 1680, and on 2 November of the same year appointed secretary of state in succession to the Duke of Lauderdale. Previous to his appointment he was known as an active opponent of the Covenanters. In 1675 he specially exerted himself in putting down conventicles in Elgin, cites Wodrow, History,...
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