William Stuart (1798–1874)
Sir William Stuart (31 October 1798 – 7 July 1874), was a British Tory politician.
Stuart was the son of the Most Reverend William Stuart, Archbishop of Armagh, fourth son of Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. His mother was Sophia Margaret Juliana, daughter of Thomas Penn, of Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.[1]
He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[2]
Stuart was Member of Parliament for Armagh City from 1820 to 1826, and returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Bedfordshire in 1830, a seat he held until 1831 and again from 1832 to 1835. Stuart was also a Deputy Lieutenant. He resided at Tempsford Hall, Bedfordshire, and Aldenham Abbey, Hertfordshire.[1]
Stuart married firstly Henrietta Mariah Sarah, daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Pole Bt MP. They had several children, including William Stuart MP. After her death in 1853 he married secondly Georgiana, daughter of General Frederick Nathaniel Walker, in 1854. They had no children. Stuart died in July 1874, aged 75.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "STUART, William (1798-1874), of Tempsford, near Sandy, Bedfordshire; Aldenham Abbey, near Watford, Herts and Hill Street, Middlesex". History of Parliament. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Stuart, William (STRT815W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- www.thepeerage.com
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Stuart
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