A member of the Stuart family, headed by the
Marquess of Bute, he was the son of
Sir William Stuart and his wife, Henrietta Mariah Sarah, daughter of Admiral
Sir Charles Pole. He was returned to Parliament for
Bedford in 1854, a seat he held until 1857 and again from 1859 to 1868. Apart from his political career, Stuart was also a
Justice of the Peace for
Hertfordshire,
Huntingdonshire and
Bedfordshire, a
Deputy Lieutenant of Bedfordshire and
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1875. He resided at
Tempsford Hall, Bedfordshire, and Aldenham Abbey, Hertfordshire. In 1859, Stuart married Katherine, daughter of John Armytage Nicholson. They had several children. She died in October 1881. Stuart survived her by twelve years, dying in December 1893, aged 68. ==References==