Patrick Stuart (MP)

Patrick Stuart (c. 1682–1760)[1] was a Scottish officer in the British Army and a politician.

For other people named Patrick Stuart, see Patrick Stuart (disambiguation).

Stuart was the second son of Alexander Stuart of Torrance and his wife Isabel, daughter of Sir Patrick Nisbet, 1st Baronet, of Edinburgh. James Stuart MP was his older brother. [2][3]

Stuart joined the army in 1704 as an ensign in the 1st Foot, was promoted to lieutenant in 1707, and captain in 1727.[2]

He was returned in the interest of the 6th Duke of Hamilton as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lanarkshire at a by-election in 1750. He held the seat until the next general election, in 1754.[2]

Stuart succeeded to his brother's estates in 1743, and died unmarried in 1760.[2]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
  2. Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "STUART, Patrick (?1682-1760), of Torrance, Lanark". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  3. Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "STUART, James (?1681-1743), of Torrance, Lanark". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall		 Member of Parliament for Lanarkshire
1750–1754		 Succeeded by
James Vere


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