Background
Stuart was born on 24 September 1751, the third son of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, and his wife Mary Wortley Montagu.
Stuart was born on 24 September 1751, the third son of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, and his wife Mary Wortley Montagu.
He studied at Winchester College and Christ Church, Oxford, before running away briefly to Paris.
Lord Bute was as Prime Minister of Great Britain (1762-1763) under George III. Described as the "black sheep of the family", his father obtained a writership for him at the East India Company in 1769, which was unusual for a family with such as position in society. He worked in Bengal and befriended Warren Hastings, who gave him a mission to the Nawab of Arcot. After returning from India in 1775, Stuart entered parliament, representing the family interest of Ayr Burghs following a by-election in 1776.
Number seat was found for him in 1780.
Indebted, he fled to Paris in 1782. There is no evidence of parliamentary activity and he died, unmarried, on 17 May 1802 in London.
1st United Kingdom Parliament. 14th Parliament of Great Britain. 18th Parliament of Great Britain.