Lord Evelyn Stuart
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Lord Evelyn James Stuart (7 May 1773 – 16 August 1842), was a British soldier and Tory politician.
Stuart was the second son of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute
, son of Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
. His mother was the Honourable Charlotte Jane, daughter of Herbert Windsor, 1st Viscount Windsor. Stuart was elected to the House of Commons
in February 1794, succeeding his deceased elder brother Lord Mount Stuart, but was not allowed to take his seat in Parliament until his twenty-first birthday in June of the same year. He continued to represent the constituency until 1802, when he was replaced by his younger brother Lord William Stuart
. On the latter's decease in 1814 Stuart was elected to succeeded him, and held the seat until 1818, when he was replaced by another member of the family, his nephew Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart
.
Apart from his political career he served in the British Army
. He was commissioned into the 7th Foot, but transferred to an Independent Company as a Lieutenant
in 1791. He later purchased a Captaincy
in the 1st Foot Guards
, and in 1797 purchased a Major
ity in the 66th Foot and later the same year the Lieutenant-Colonelcy of the 21st Foot. In 1802 he transferred to the 22nd Foot and in 1805 he was promoted Brevet
Colonel
.
Stuart died in August 1842, aged 69. He never married.
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Lord Evelyn James Stuart (7 May 1773 – 16 August 1842), was a British soldier and Tory politician.
Stuart was the second son of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute
John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute
John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, PC, FRS was a British nobleman.He was the son of the 3rd Earl of Bute and the former Mary Wortley Montagu, a granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull and great-granddaughter of the 1st Earl of Sandwich...
, son of Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute KG, PC , styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723, was a Scottish nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain under George III, and was arguably the last important favourite in British politics...
. His mother was the Honourable Charlotte Jane, daughter of Herbert Windsor, 1st Viscount Windsor. Stuart was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
in February 1794, succeeding his deceased elder brother Lord Mount Stuart, but was not allowed to take his seat in Parliament until his twenty-first birthday in June of the same year. He continued to represent the constituency until 1802, when he was replaced by his younger brother Lord William Stuart
Lord William Stuart
Captain Lord William Stuart , was a British naval commander and Tory politician.Stuart was the fifth son of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, son of Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. His mother was the Hon. Charlotte Jane, daughter of Herbert Windsor, 2nd Viscount Windsor. He served in...
. On the latter's decease in 1814 Stuart was elected to succeeded him, and held the seat until 1818, when he was replaced by another member of the family, his nephew Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart
Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart
Lord Patrick James Herbert Crichton-Stuart , known as the Hon. Patrick Stuart until 1817, was a British politician....
.
Apart from his political career he served in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. He was commissioned into the 7th Foot, but transferred to an Independent Company as a Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in 1791. He later purchased a Captaincy
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
in the 1st Foot Guards
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
, and in 1797 purchased a Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
ity in the 66th Foot and later the same year the Lieutenant-Colonelcy of the 21st Foot. In 1802 he transferred to the 22nd Foot and in 1805 he was promoted Brevet
Brevet (military)
In many of the world's military establishments, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank except when actually serving in that role. An officer so promoted may be referred to as being...
Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
.
Stuart died in August 1842, aged 69. He never married.