William Stuart (1798–1874)

William Stuart
Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire
In office 1830-1831 1832-1835
Member of Parliament for Armagh City
In office 1820-1826
Personal details
Born	(1798-10-31)31 October 1798
Died	7 July 1874(1874-07-07) (aged 75)
Political party	Tory
Spouse(s)	Henrietta Pole (d. 1853) Georgiana Walker
Children	4, including William
Parent	William Stuart (father)
Relatives	Henry Stuart (brother) John Stuart (grandfather) Thomas Penn (grandfather)
Education	St John's College, Cambridge

Sir William Stuart (31 October 1798 – 7 July 1874), was a British Tory politician.

Biography

Stuart was the son of the Most Reverend William Stuart, Archbishop of Armagh, fourth son of Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. His mother was Sophia Margaret Juliana, daughter of Thomas Penn, of Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.[1]

He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[2]

Stuart was Member of Parliament for Armagh City from 1820 to 1826, and returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Bedfordshire in 1830, a seat he held until 1831 and again from 1832 to 1835. Stuart was also a Deputy Lieutenant. He resided at Tempsford Hall, Bedfordshire, and Aldenham Abbey, Hertfordshire.[1]

Stuart was a Freemason and the Grand Master of the Masonic Knights Templar from 1861 to 1872.[3]

Family

Stuart married firstly Henrietta Mariah Sarah, daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Pole Bt MP. They had four children:

• William (7 Mar 1825 - 21 Dec 1893) MP
• Mary Pole Stuart (1823 - 25 Jan 1852), who married as is his first wife, Jonathan Rashleigh. They had one son, and four daughters.
• Louisa Pole Stuart (d. 7 January 1858), who married, as his first wife, Rev. Oliver Matthew Ridley, grandson of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 2nd Baronet. They had three sons, and two daughters.
• Charles Pole Stuart (7 May 1826 - 26 Aug 1896), who married Anne Smyth, a second great granddaughter of the Ven. James Smyth, Archdeacon of Meath, and maternal granddaughter of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Nathaniel Alexander. They had three sons, and two daughters.

After her death in 1853 he married secondly Georgiana, daughter of General Frederick Nathaniel Walker, in 1854. They had no children. Stuart died in July 1874, aged 75.[1]

References

1. "STUART, William (1798-1874), of Tempsford, near Sandy, Bedfordshire; Aldenham Abbey, near Watford, Herts and Hill Street, Middlesex". History of Parliament. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
2. "Stuart, William (STRT815W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. "William Stuart (1798–1874), Grand Master of the Knights Templar (1861–1872) | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Stuart

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Leslie Foster	Member of Parliament for Armagh City 1820–1826	Succeeded by Henry Goulburn
Preceded by The Marquess of Tavistock Thomas Potter MacQueen	Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1830–1831 With: The Marquess of Tavistock	Succeeded by The Marquess of Tavistock Sir Peter Payne
Preceded by The Marquess of Tavistock Sir Peter Payne	Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1832–1835 With: Lord Charles Russell	Succeeded by Lord Charles Russell Viscount Alford