Earl Castle Stewart, in the County Tyrone, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Andrew Thomas Stewart (1725-1809) of Stuart Hall, County Tyrone who had restored an old family title becoming the rightful 9th Baron Castle Stewart in 1774, before being created 1st Viscount Castle Stuart in 1793.
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