James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray
James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray KT (1708 – 5 July 1767) was the son of Francis Stuart, 7th Earl of Moray.
James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray | |
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Earl of Moray | |
Moray residence, Darnaway Castle | |
Tenure | 1739 to 1767 |
Predecessor | Francis Stuart, 7th Earl of Moray (1673-1739) |
Successor | Sir Francis Stuart, 9th Earl of Moray (1737-1810) |
Born | James Stuart 1708 |
Died | 5 July 1767 |
Nationality | Scots |
Residence | Darnaway Castle |
Locality | Moray |
Offices | Scottish Representative Peer 1741 to 1767 Grand Master, Masonic Grand Lodge of Scotland 1744-1745 |
Spouse(s) | Grace Lockhart (1706-1738) Margaret Wemyss (died 1779) |
Issue
Francis (1737-1810), James (1741-1809), David (died 1784) | |
Parents | Francis Stuart, 7th Earl of Moray (1673-1739) Jean Elphinstone (1682-1739) |
In 1741, he was elected as one of the 16 Scottish Representative peers who sat in the post-1707 British House of Lords, a position he retained until his death.
Life
James Stuart was born in 1708
In 1734, James married Grace Lockhart (1706-1738), granddaughter of the 9th Earl of Eglington and widow of 3rd Earl of Aboyne. Before her death in 1738, they had two children, Francis, (1737-1810), who succeeded as Earl of Moray, and Euphemia (1738-1771). He married again in 1740, this time to Margaret Wemyss, eldest daughter of the Earl of Wemyss; they had two sons, Lt-Colonel James Stuart (1741-1809), [lower-alpha 1] and Lieutenant (RN) David Stuart (1745-1784).[lower-alpha 2][1]
Footnotes
- Captain, 20th Foot, 1762; Lieutenant-Colonel Sutherland Fencibles, 1793 ; deputy-governor of Fort George, 1777 ; Captain, North British Veteran Battalion, 1803; Died at Fort George 4 May 1808
- Died Budleigh Salterton, Devon, 12 June 1784
References
- Debrett 1825, p. 707.
Sources
- Debrett, John (ed) (1825). Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Vol II. J Moyes, London.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Peerage of Scotland | ||
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Preceded by Francis Stuart |
Earl of Moray 1746-1767 |
Succeeded by Francis Stuart |
Masonic offices | ||
Preceded by 5th Earl of Wemyss |
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1744–1745 |
Succeeded by 10th Earl of Buchan |