William Stuart (1798–1874) Explained

William Stuart
Office1:Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire
Term1:1830-1831
1832-1835
Office2:Member of Parliament for Armagh City
Term2:1820-1826
Party:Tory
Birth Date:31 October 1798
Education:St John's College, Cambridge
Father:William Stuart
Relatives:Henry Stuart (brother)
John Stuart (grandfather)
Thomas Penn (grandfather)
Spouse:Henrietta Pole (d. 1853)
Georgiana Walker
Children:4, including William

Sir William Stuart (31 October 1798 – 7 July 1874), was a British Tory politician.

Biography

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.

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 was a Freemason and the Grand Master of the Masonic Knights Templar from 1861 to 1872.[2]

Family

Stuart married firstly Henrietta Mariah Sarah, daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Pole . They had four children:

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: STUART, William (1798-1874), of Tempsford, near Sandy, Bedfordshire; Aldenham Abbey, near Watford, Herts and Hill Street, Middlesex. History of Parliament. 18 February 2021.
  2. Web site: William Stuart (1798–1874), Grand Master of the Knights Templar (1861–1872) Art UK . artuk.org . 28 July 2024 . en.