John Stuart, Viscount Mount Stuart

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John Stuart, Viscount Mount Stuart (born September 25, 1767 in London , † January 22, 1794 in Stansted Mountfitchet ) was a British politician.

John Stuart came from an old branch of the House of Stuart . He was the eldest son of John Stuart , eldest son of the 3rd Earl of Bute , and his first wife, Charlotte Hickman-Windsor. His father was raised to Baron Cardiff in 1776 and inherited the title of Earl of Bute in 1792 . John therefore carried the courtesy title Viscount Mount Stuart as his apparently marriage from 1792 .

He attended Eton College from 1775 to 1779 and then received private tuition. From May 27, 1784 he studied at St John's College , Cambridge , where he made a master's degree in 1787 . By marrying the heiress of the Windsor family, his father had acquired considerable real estate in south-east Wales, which is why he ensured that his eldest son was elected in 1790 as MP for Cardiff in the House of Commons , where he was a member of the Tories . In 1791 Stuart became Colonel of the Glamorgan Militia and in 1793, succeeding his father, Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan. After the death of his grandfather, the 3rd Earl of Bute, the former Prime Minister, his father tried to promote him politically through his contacts with William Windham and the Duke of Portland , but John fell off his horse during a hunt in December 1793 and died one A month later on the episodes.

Stuart had married Lady Elizabeth Penelope McDowall-Crichton on October 12, 1792 , the only daughter of Patrick McDouall-Crichton, 6th Earl of Dumfries and his wife Margaret Crauford . He left a five month old son, John Stuart , who later became his grandfather's heir as the 2nd Marquess of Bute . Eight months after his death, his second son James was born.

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  1. ↑ The courtesy title should actually have been after the corresponding subordinate titles of his father Viscount of Kingart or Lord Mount Stuart . Why he incorrectly linked these titles to Viscount Mount Stuart as a courtesy title is unclear.

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SURNAME Stuart, John, Viscount Mount Stuart
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stuart, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1767
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH January 22, 1794
Place of death Stansted Mountfitchet