Sir John Stewart of Minto

Sir John Stewart of Minto (1525–1583) was a Provost of Glasgow. He was the son of Robert Stewart of Minto, also a Provost of Glasgow, and Janet Murray. Their ancestral lands were at Minto in the Scottish borders. His uncle John Stewart was Lord Provost 1543/4. He was Provost of Glasgow from 1565 to 1573. Stewart was knighted at Holyrood Palace by Mary, Queen of Scots on 8 February 1562 during the festivities at the wedding of the queen's half-brother Lord James Stewart and Agnes Keith.