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| STUART, JOHN CRICHTON, EARL OF DUMFRIES. Adm. nobleman (age 15) at CHRIST'S, Nov. 19, 1808. [Elder] s. of John (1784), Viscount Mount Stuart (and Elizabeth Penelope, dau. and sole heiress of Patrick Crichton, Earl of Dumfries B. Aug. 10, 1793. School, Eton. Matric. Lent, 1809; M.A. 1812; Hon. LL.D. 1835. Adm. ad eundem at Oxford, 1829; Hon. D.C.L., Oxford, 1834. Succeeded as 6th Earl of Dumfries on the death of his maternal grandfather, Apr. 7, 1803; and as 2nd Marquess of Bute , Nov. 16, 1814 on the death of his paternal grandfather Assumed by sign manual Aug. 26, 1805 the surname and arms of Crichton in addition to that of Stuart. F.R.S., 1818; F.S.A., 1838. K.T., 1843. High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , 1842-6. Recorder of Banbury. Keeper of Rothsay Castle. Married (1) July 29, 1818, Maria, eldest dau. of George Augustus, 3rd Earl of Guilford; (2) Apr. 10, 1845, Sophia Frederica Christina, dau. of the 1st Marquess of Hastings, and had issue. Died Mar. 18, 1848 at Cardiff. Brother of Patrick J. H. (1812). ( Eton Sch. Lists; Peile, II. 363; Al. Oxon. ; Burke, P. and B.; G.E.C. ) | John Crichton, Earl Of Dumfries STUART Approx. lifespan: 1793–1848 nobleman aged 15 Christ's College adm1808:11:19 [Elder] s. of John STUART (1784) Viscount Mount STUART (and Elizabeth Penelope, dau. and sole heiress of Patrick Crichton, Earl of Dumfries b. 1793:08:10 Sch: Eton Matric 1809:01LT: MA 1812 Hon.LLD 1835 Adm. ad eundem OX 1829 Hon. DCL OX 1834 Succeeded as 6th Earl of Dumfries on the death of his maternal grandfather 1803:04:07 and as 2nd Marquess of Bute 1814:11:16 on the death of his paternal grandfather. Assumed by sign manual 1805:08:26 the surname and arms of Crichton in addition to that of Stuart. FRS 1818 FSA 1838 K.T. 1843 High Commissioner to: : General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1842-46 Recorder of: Banbury, [ Oxfordshire ] Keeper of: : Rothsay [Rothesay] Castle, [ Bute ] m. (1) 1818:07:29 Maria AUGUSTUS eldest dau. of George AUGUSTUS 3rd Earl of Guilford m. (2) 1845:04:10 Sophia Frederica Christina dau. of the 1st Marquess of Hastings. had issue d. Cardiff, [ Glamorgan ] 1848:03:18 brother of Patrick J. H. STUART (1812) ( Eton School Lists; Peile, II. 363; Al. Oxon. ; Burke, P. and B.; G.E.C. ) |