NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Stuart John (1744-1814) 1st Marquess of Bute DNB: Stuart, John, first marquess of Bute (1744-1814), diplomatist LBT ID: LdBute1 | B/BAP: 1744-06-30 DIED: 1814-11-16 |
SOURCES: DNB; thePeerage.com | |
The son of the third earl of Bute; he was educated at Winchester and Oxford and was Tory
MP for Bossiney (1766-76); he was Ambassador to Spain (1795-96) and created Marquess of
Bute in 1796. | |