James Crichton-Stuart

Lord Patrick James Herbert Crichton-Stuart (born August 25, 1794 , † September 7, 1859 in Dumfries House ) was a British politician.

Origin and youth

He came from a branch of the House of Stuart and was born as Patrick Stuart, the second son of John Stuart, Viscount Mount Stuart , and Elizabeth Crichton . His father died six months before he was born as a result of a riding accident, and after his mother's death on July 25, 1797, he was orphaned at the age of three, so that he was left on the property of his paternal grandfather, John Stuart, 1. Marquess of Bute , grew up. From 1808, he attended Eton College and studied from 1812 at Christ's College of Cambridge University . In March 1817 he added to his family name that of his mother's family to "Crichton-Stuart". In the same year he was recognized the protocol rank of the younger son of a marquess and was allowed to carry the courtesy title of Lord .

Life

In 1818, at the instigation of his older brother John, 2nd Marquess of Bute , Crichton-Stuart was elected to the House of Commons in place of his uncle Evelyn Stuart as MP for Cardiff . He was able to prevail against an opponent who was supported by the Wood family. Although he was his brother's heir until the birth of his nephew John Patrick in 1847, he was a member of the opposition Whigs in the House of Commons instead of the Tories supported by his brother . Nevertheless, his brother had him re-elected for Buteshire in the 1820 general election. Crichton-Stuart continued to vote mostly against the government of Lord Liverpool . He only supported the government in matters relating to his brother's interests. His brother's plans to expand the Port of Cardiff met opposition from the Glamorgan Canal Company and the Duke of Beaufort , but Crichton-Stuart reached a compromise with Glamorgan MP , Christopher Cole , and his son-in-law and successor, Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot . In 1829 he supported Wellington's Catholic emancipation and from 1831 the electoral reform , which is why his brother threatened at times to withdraw his support.

In the elections of 1832 he was not re-elected in his newly divided constituency, but with the support of his brother he was re-elected to the House of Commons in 1834 by by-election in the Scottish constituency of Ayr Burghs . Until 1852 he remained a member of the Ayr Burghs for the Liberal Party , and in 1857 he was re-elected to the House of Commons for Ayrshire . From 1854 until his death he was Lord Lieutenant von Bute .

Family and offspring

Crichton-Stuart married Hannah Tighe on July 13, 1818 , daughter of William Tighe from Woodstock, Kilkenny , Ireland. With her he had two sons and a daughter, among them

• James Frederick Dudley Crichton-Stuart (1824-1891);
• Herbert Crichton-Stuart (1827-1891).

Web links

• Margaret Escott: CRICHTON STUART, Lord Patrick James Herbert (1794-1859) (History of Parliament Online)
• Lord Patrick James Herbert Crichton-Stuart on thepeerage.com , accessed January 3, 2017.