# Lord William Stuart

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{{Short description|British naval commander and politician (1778–1814)}}
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| honorific_prefix   = [Captain](/source/Captain_(Royal_Navy))
| name               = Lord William Stuart
| birth_date         = 18 November 1778
| death_date         = 25 July 1814
| occupation         = Naval commander and [Tory](/source/Tory) [politician](/source/politician)
}}

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[Captain](/source/Captain_(Royal_Navy)) '''Lord William Stuart''' (18 November 1778 – 25 July 1814), was a British naval commander and [Tory](/source/British_Tory_Party) politician.

== Early life ==
Stuart was the fifth son of [John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute](/source/John_Stuart%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Bute), son of Prime Minister [John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute](/source/John_Stuart%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Bute). His mother was the Hon. Charlotte Jane, daughter of [Herbert Windsor, 2nd Viscount Windsor](/source/Herbert_Windsor%2C_2nd_Viscount_Windsor). He served in the [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) and achieved the rank of [captain](/source/Captain_(naval)). In 1802 he was returned to Parliament for [Cardiff](/source/Cardiff_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), succeeding his elder brother [Lord Evelyn Stuart](/source/Lord_Evelyn_Stuart), a seat he held until his death twelve years later.

== Personal life ==
Stuart married the Hon. Georgiana, daughter of [Cornwallis Maude, 1st Viscount Hawarden](/source/Cornwallis_Maude%2C_1st_Viscount_Hawarden), in 1806. They had one daughter, Georgiana, who died unmarried in 1833. His wife died in August 1807. Stuart never remarried and died in July 1814, aged only 35.

==References==
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080501225034/http://www.leighrayment.com/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]}}
*{{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/info.htm |title=FAQ |publisher= The Peerage}}{{Unreliable source?|failed=y |date=September 2012}}<!--Lundy is not a reliable source so cite Lundy's reliable source See [WP:SAYWHEREYOUREADIT](/source/WP%3ASAYWHEREYOUREADIT)-->
*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=48212 History of the Cardiff constituency at British History Online]

== External links ==
* {{Hansard-contribs | lord-william-stuart | Lord William Stuart }}

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  | title  = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) for [Cardiff](/source/Cardiff_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
  | years  = 1802–1814
  | before = [Lord Evelyn Stuart](/source/Lord_Evelyn_Stuart)
  | after  = [Lord Evelyn Stuart](/source/Lord_Evelyn_Stuart)
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