John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute
The Marquess of Bute | |
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Portrait of Lord Mount Stuart, the future Marquess of Bute, at age 19, by Jean-Étienne Liotard, c. 1763 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Stuart 30 June 1744 Mount Stuart House, Isle of Bute |
| Died | 16 November 1814 (aged 70) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Scottish and British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) |
Lady Charlotte Hickman-Windsor
(m. 1766)Frances Coutts (m. 1800) |
| Children |
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| Parent(s) | John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute Lady Mary Wortley Montagu |
| Alma mater | Winchester College University of Oxford |
John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute PC, FRS (30 June 1744 – 16 November 1814), styled Lord Mount Stuart until 1792 and known as the Earl of Bute between 1792 and 1794, was a British nobleman, coalfield owner, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1766 to 1776.