John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute KT FRS (10 August 1793 – 18 March 1848) was the son of John, Lord Mount Stuart (eldest son of the
1st Marquess of ButeJohn 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...
) and the former Lady Elizabeth McDouall-Crichton (daughter of the 6th Earl of Dumfries). He was the creator of modern
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in
WalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It is also an elective region of the European Union...
, building
Cardiff DocksCardiff Docks is a port in South Cardiff, Wales. At its peak, the port was one of the largest dock systems in the world with a total quayage of almost...
.
Born
John Stuart, he was styled
Lord Mount Stuart from his father's death in 1794, and succeeded his maternal grandfather as
7th Earl of Dumfries in 1803 (adding the surname Crichton before that of Stuart in 1805), before succeeding his paternal grandfather as
2nd Marquess of Bute in 1814.
He married, firstly, Lady Maria North (daughter of the
3rd Earl of GuilfordGeorge Augustus North, 3rd Earl of Guilford , known as the Honourable George North until 1790 and as Lord North from 1790 to 1792, was a British politician....
) on 29 July 1818.
He was created a Knight of the Thistle in 1843 and his portrait was painted by
Henry RaeburnSir Henry Raeburn was a Scottish portrait painter.-Biography:He was born the son of a manufacturer in Stockbridge, a former village now within the city of Edinburgh. Orphaned, he was supported by his older brother and placed in Heriot's Hospital, where he received an education...
.
He owned the Manor of
LutonLuton is a town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 32 miles north of London. Luton, along with its near neighbours of Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of over 230,000.Luton is home to non-league Luton Town Football Club, whose...
, which had passed from his father, until he sold it in 1844.
He married, secondly, Lady Sophia Rawdon-Hastings (daughter of the
1st Marquess of HastingsFrancis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings KG PC , styled The Honourable Francis Rawdon from birth until 1762 and as The Lord Rawdon between 1762 and 1783 and known as The Earl of Moira between 1793 and 1816, was a British politician and military officer who served as Governor-General of...
) on 10 April 1845.
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John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute KT FRS (10 August 1793 – 18 March 1848) was the son of John, Lord Mount Stuart (eldest son of the
1st Marquess of ButeJohn 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...
) and the former Lady Elizabeth McDouall-Crichton (daughter of the 6th Earl of Dumfries). He was the creator of modern
CardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales. According to recent estimates, the...
in
WalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It is also an elective region of the European Union...
, building
Cardiff DocksCardiff Docks is a port in South Cardiff, Wales. At its peak, the port was one of the largest dock systems in the world with a total quayage of almost...
.
Born
John Stuart, he was styled
Lord Mount Stuart from his father's death in 1794, and succeeded his maternal grandfather as
7th Earl of Dumfries in 1803 (adding the surname Crichton before that of Stuart in 1805), before succeeding his paternal grandfather as
2nd Marquess of Bute in 1814.
He married, firstly, Lady Maria North (daughter of the
3rd Earl of GuilfordGeorge Augustus North, 3rd Earl of Guilford , known as the Honourable George North until 1790 and as Lord North from 1790 to 1792, was a British politician....
) on 29 July 1818.
He was created a Knight of the Thistle in 1843 and his portrait was painted by
Henry RaeburnSir Henry Raeburn was a Scottish portrait painter.-Biography:He was born the son of a manufacturer in Stockbridge, a former village now within the city of Edinburgh. Orphaned, he was supported by his older brother and placed in Heriot's Hospital, where he received an education...
.
He owned the Manor of
LutonLuton is a town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 32 miles north of London. Luton, along with its near neighbours of Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of over 230,000.Luton is home to non-league Luton Town Football Club, whose...
, which had passed from his father, until he sold it in 1844.
He married, secondly, Lady Sophia Rawdon-Hastings (daughter of the
1st Marquess of HastingsFrancis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings KG PC , styled The Honourable Francis Rawdon from birth until 1762 and as The Lord Rawdon between 1762 and 1783 and known as The Earl of Moira between 1793 and 1816, was a British politician and military officer who served as Governor-General of...
) on 10 April 1845. Sophia was a great advocate of the provision of public parks, and
Sophia GardensSWALEC Stadium is a cricket stadium on the west bank of the River Taff in Cardiff, 1.6 kilometres north of Cardiff Arms Park and was originally known as Sophia Gardens named after Lady Sophia Rawdon-Hastings...
is named after her. The couple had one child:
- John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute KT was a landed aristocrat, industrial magnate, antiquarian, scholar, philanthropist and architectural patron.-Early life:...
(12 September 1847–9 October 1900)