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The Earl of Bute
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Born
James Stuart

Before 1696
Died 28 January 1723
Title Earl of Bute
Spouse(s)
Lady Anne Campbell
(m. 1711)
Children
Parent(s) James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute
Agnes Mackenzie

James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute (before 1696 – 28 January 1723) was the son of James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute and Agnes Mackenzie.

Family

In February 1711, he married Lady Anne Campbell (daughter of Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll and Elizabeth Tollemache) and had eight children:

  • John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (25 May 1713 – 10 March 1792)
  • James Stuart-Mackenzie (b. before 1723 – c. April 1800)
  • Hon. Archibald Stuart
  • Lady Mary Stuart (b. c1713, d. 30 December 1773) married 31 October 1729 to Sir Robert Menzies of Weem (b. c1706, d. 1786)
  • Lady Elizabeth Stuart
  • Lady Anne Stuart (b. before 1723 – 28 November 1786), married July 1736 James Johnstone (later Ruthven, 5th Lord Ruthven of Freeland)
  • Lady Jean Stuart
  • Lady Grace Stuart

On his death his wife remarried to Alexander Fraser, Lord Strichen.

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