Archibald Stirling

Brigadier General Archibald Stirling, DL, of Keir and Cawdor (1867 – 18 February 1931) was an officer of the British Army who also served as a Member of Parliament. Early life and family Stirling was born at Keir near Dunblane, the second son of Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet of Keir and Pollok and his wife Lady Anna Maria, second daughter of the 10th Earl of Leven and Melville. Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, 10th Baronet was his elder brother and Stirling was heir-presumptive to the baronetcy. Stirling was married in 1910 to the Hon. Margaret Fraser, fourth daughter of the 13th Lord Lovat; they had four sons and two daughters. He was a member of the Guards' Club, the Carlton Club and the Turf Club. One of Stirling's sons is Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling of Keir. The current Laird of the Keir estate is the younger Stirling's nephew Archie Stirling, a millionaire businessman and former Scots Guards officer.