John Stuart, 12th Earl of Moray

John Stuart, 12th Earl of Moray (25 January 1797 – 8 November 1867), styled The Honourable John Stuart between 1810 and 1859, was a Scottish soldier and politician.

Background[edit]

Moray was a younger son of Francis Stuart, 10th Earl of Moray, and Lucy, daughter of Major-General John Scott.^[1]

Career[edit]

Moray was a captain in the British Army^[2] and also sat as member of parliament for Newport from 1825 to 1826.^[3] In 1859 he succeeded his elder brother in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.

Personal life[edit]

Lord Moray died in November 1867, aged 70. He never married and was succeeded in the earldom by his half-brother, Archibald Stuart.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 2524". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}
^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, ^{[page needed]}
^ "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 2524". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

External links[edit]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Moray

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Leonard Worsley-Holmes, Bt Charles Duncombe	Member of Parliament for Newport 1825–1826 With: Charles Duncombe	Succeeded by George Canning William Henry John Scott
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Francis Stuart	Earl of Moray 1859–1867	Succeeded by George Stuart

[1] Lundy, Darryl. "p. 2524". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

[2] Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, ^{[page needed]}

[3] "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] Lundy, Darryl. "p. 2524". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

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