James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute
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James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute (before 1696 – January 28, 1723) was the son of James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute and Agnes Mackenzie.
[edit] Family
In February 1711, he married Lady Anne Campbell (daughter of Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll and Elizabeth Tollemache) and had eight children:[1]
- 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 Dec. 1773)[2] married 31 Oct. 1729 to Sir Robert Menzies of Weem[3] (b. c1706, d. 1786)[4]
- Lady Elizabeth Stuart
- Anne Stuart (b. before 1723 – 28 November 1786),[5] married July 1736[6] James Johnstone (later Ruthven, 5th Lord Ruthven of Freeland)
- Lady Jean Stuart
- Lady Grace Stuart
[edit] References
- ^ "Bute, Earl of (S, 1703)" Cracroft's Peerage. Web.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ThePeerage.com identifies her death date as 28 November; Cracroft's Peerage says 26 November.
- ^ ThePeerage.com.
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| Preceded by James Stuart |
Earl of Bute 1710–1723 |
Succeeded by John Stuart |
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