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British politician (1805-1881) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Archibald Stuart-Wortley, PC, QC (3 July 1805 – 22 August 1881)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician and the husband of the philanthropist Jane Stuart-Wortley.
James Archibald Stuart-Wortley | |
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Member of Parliament (MP) for Halifax | |
In office 1835–1837 | |
Preceded by | Rawdon Briggs Sir Charles Wood |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Wood Edward Davis Protheroe |
Member of Parliament (MP) for Bute | |
In office 1842–1859 | |
Preceded by | Sir William Rae, Bt |
Succeeded by | David Mure |
Solicitor-General for England | |
In office 1856–1857 | |
Preceded by | Sir Richard Bethell |
Succeeded by | Sir Henry Singer Keating |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 July 1805 |
Died | 22 August 1881 76) London, England | (aged
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | |
Children | 9 |
Parents |
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Relatives | Mary Caroline Stuart-Wortley (daughter) Archibald John Stuart-Wortley (son) Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley (son) Caroline Susan Theodora Stuart-Wortley (daughter) |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
He was born in 1805, the youngest son of James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and he became a barrister at the Inner Temple in 1831, rising to be a Queen's Counsel in 1841. He was a fellow of Merton College, Oxford.
He was elected at the 1835 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Halifax,[1] but was defeated at the 1837 general election.[2] He returned to the House of Commons in 1842, when he was elected at an unopposed by-election as MP for Bute, and held that seat until 1859.[3] At the 1859 general election he stood in the West Riding of Yorkshire, but did not win a seat.[2]
In 1846, he was sworn a Privy Counsellor.[4] He held office as Recorder of London from 1850 to 1856 and then as Solicitor-General for England under Lord Palmerston from November 1856 until May 1857. He had to resign in 1858 due to spinal injuries sustained in a riding accident. He and his wife left their London home in Carlton House Terrace to live at East Sheen Lodge (which was renamed Wortley Lodge) near Mortlake until he became worse, forcing them to move back to London in 1869. Back in London his wife was able to delegate the care of her husband at least in part to their daughters.[5]
On 6 May 1846 he married Jane Lawley (1820–1900), daughter of Lord Wenlock.[5] She died at Ripley, Surrey, on 4 February 1900, aged 79.[6] They had four sons and five daughters:[citation needed]
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