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| The Right HonourableThe Earl of Bute | |
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| Born | James Stuart Before 1696 |
| Died | 28 January 1723 |
| Title | Earl of Bute |
| Spouse |
Lady Anne Campbell (m. 1711) |
| Children |
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| Parent(s) | James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute Agnes Mackenzie |
James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute (before 1696 – 28 January 1723) was the son of James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute and Agnes Mackenzie.
Family
In February 1711, he married Lady Anne Campbell (daughter of Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll and Elizabeth Tollemache) and had eight children:
- John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (25 May 1713 – 10 March 1792)
- James Stuart-Mackenzie (b. before 1723 – c. April 1800)
- Hon. Archibald Stuart
- Lady Mary Stuart (b. c1713, d. 30 December 1773) married 31 October 1729 to Sir Robert Menzies of Weem (b. c1706, d. 1786)
- Lady Elizabeth Stuart
- Lady Anne Stuart (b. before 1723 – 28 November 1786), married July 1736 James Johnstone (later Ruthven, 5th Lord Ruthven of Freeland)
- Lady Jean Stuart
- Lady Grace Stuart
On his death his wife remarried to Alexander Fraser, Lord Strichen.
References
- Menzies, David Prentice, The "Red and White" Book of Menzies: The History of Clan Menzies and Its Chiefs (Glasgow: Banks, 1894), p. 401. Open Library. Internet Archive.
- Alexander Hastie Millar, The Historical Castles and Mansions of Scotland: Perthshire and Forfar (London: Gardner, 1890), p. 59. GoogleBooks.
- Menzies, p. 401.
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| Preceded byJames Stuart | Earl of Bute 1710–1723 |
Succeeded byJohn Stuart |
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