Lord William Stuart
Lord William Stuart | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 November 1778 |
| Died | 25 July 1814 (aged 35) |
| Occupations | Naval commander and Tory politician |
Captain Lord William Stuart (18 November 1778 – 25 July 1814), was a British naval commander and Tory politician.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Stuart was the fifth son of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, son of Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. His mother was the Hon. Charlotte Jane, daughter of Herbert Windsor, 2nd Viscount Windsor. He served in the Royal Navy and achieved the rank of captain. In 1802 he was returned to Parliament for Cardiff, succeeding his elder brother Lord Evelyn Stuart, a seat he held until his death twelve years later.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Stuart married the Hon. Georgiana, daughter of Cornwallis Maude, 1st Viscount Hawarden, in 1806. They had one daughter, Georgiana, who died unmarried in 1833. His wife died in August 1807. Stuart never remarried and died in July 1814, aged only 35.
References
[edit | edit source]- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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- History of the Cardiff constituency at British History Online
External links
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- 1778 births
- 1814 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cardiff constituencies
- Royal Navy captains
- Tory MPs (pre-1834)
- UK MPs 1802–1806
- UK MPs 1806–1807
- UK MPs 1807–1812
- UK MPs 1812–1818
- Younger sons of marquesses
- Royal Navy personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars
- Stuart of Bute family
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