James Stuart may refer to:

Government and politics

James VI and I James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until ...

(1566–1625), James VI of Scotland and James I of England *

James II of England James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Gloriou ...

(1633–1701), James VII of Scotland *

James Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwick James Francis (Jacobo Francisco) Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwick, 2nd Duke of Liria and Xérica ( Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, 21 October 1696 – Naples, Italy, 2 June 1738) was a Jacobite and Spanish nobleman. He inherited titles ...

(1696–1738), Jacobite and Spanish nobleman *

James Fitz-James Stuart, 3rd Duke of Berwick Jacobo Francisco Eduardo Fitz-James Stuart y Colón de Portugal, 3rd Duke of Berwick, 3rd Duke of Liria and Jérica, 9th Duke of Veragua, 9th Duke of la Vega (28 December 1718 – Valencia, 30 September 1785) was a Spanish Jacobite. On the dea ...

(1718–1787), Jacobite *

James Francis Edward Stuart James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 16881 January 1766), nicknamed the Old Pretender by Whigs, was the son of King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his second wife, Mary of Modena. He was Prince of Wales from ...

(1688–1766), "the Old Pretender", claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland *

James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge KG (12 July 1663 – 20 June 1667) was the second son of the Duke of York (later James II of England) and his first wife, Anne Hyde. In 1664, the infant James became the first Duke of Cambridge and Baron of D ...

(1663–1667), second son of the Duke of York and his first wife, Anne Hyde *

James Stuart (1681–1743) James Stuart ( – 3 April 1743), of Torrance, Lanarkshire, was a Scottish officer in the British Army and a politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1734 and 1741.. Stuart was the eldest son of Alexander Stuart of Torrance and his wi ...

(died 1743), British Army officer, courtier and politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayr Burghs 1734–41 * James Stuart (1774–1833), British businessman and politician, director of The East India Company, MP for Huntingdon 1824–31 *

James Stuart (1775–1849) James Stuart of Dunearn WS (1775 – 3 November 1849) was a Scottish politician. He was the target of several personal attacks by opponents and participated in a duel that fatally wounded Sir Alexander Boswell. Biography James was born in 1775 ...

, Scottish politician *

James Stuart-Wortley (Conservative politician) James Archibald Stuart-Wortley, PC, QC (3 July 1805 – 22 August 1881) was a British Conservative Party politician and the husband of the philanthropist Jane Stuart-Wortley. Life He was born in 1805, the youngest son of James Archibald St ...

(1805–1881), British Conservative Party politician *

James Stuart-Wortley (New Zealand politician) James Frederick Stuart-Wortley JP (16 January 1833 – 27 November 1870) was a politician in New Zealand and the UK. He was New Zealand's inaugural Baby of the House and remains the youngest member of parliament in the country's history; in f ...

(1833–1870) *

James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie Colonel James Archibald Stuart, later Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (19 September 1747 – 1 March 1818), British politician and soldier, was the second son of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute and his wife Mary Stuart, Countess of Bute. On 8 June 1767 ...

(1747–1818), Soldier and Member of Parliament (MP) 1768–96 *

James Stuart-Wortley, 1st Baron Wharncliffe Colonel James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe, PC (6 October 1776 – 19 December 1845) was a British soldier and politician. A grandson of Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, he held office under Sir Rober ...

(1776–1845) *

James Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn James Gray Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn, (9 February 1897 – 20 February 1971) was a British Unionist politician. He was joint-Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury in Winston Churchill's war-time coalition government and late ...

(1897–1971), Conservative Party politician and Secretary of State for Scotland *

Sir James Stuart, 1st Baronet Sir James Stuart, 1st Baronet of Oxford (March 2, 1780 – July 14, 1853) was a lawyer, judge, and political figure in Lower Canada. Personal life He was born in Fort Hunter, New York, in 1780, the son of the Anglican priest John Stuart, a ...

(1780–1853), Lower Canada lawyer, politician, judge Several

Earls of Moray The title Earl of Moray, Mormaer of Moray or King of Moray was originally held by the rulers of the Province of Moray, which existed from the 10th century with varying degrees of independence from the Kingdom of Alba to the south. Until 1130 th ...

, including *

James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (1501 creation) James Stewart, Earl of Moray (c. 1500–1544) was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat. He was the illegitimate son of James IV of Scotland and his mistress Janet Kennedy. He was created Earl of Moray in 1501. His upbringing included a period at Sti ...

(died 1544), illegitimate son of James IV of Scotland and Janet Kennedy *

James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. 1531 – 23 January 1570) was a member of the House of Stewart as the illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland, James V of Scotland. A supporter of his half-sister Mary, Queen of Scots, he was the regent ...

(c. 1531–1570), member of the House of Stewart as the illegitimate son of King James V *

James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray ( 1581 – 6 August 1638) was the son of James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stuart, 2nd Countess of Moray. Early years Moray was only around the age of 11 when his father was murdered and within mon ...

(died 1638), son of James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stuart, 2nd Countess of Moray *

James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray (c. 1611 – 4 March 1653) was a Scottish landowner. He was the son of James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray and Lady Anne Gordon, a daughter of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly and Henrietta Stewart. He married ...

(1611–1653), son of James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray and Lady Anne Gordon *

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. 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 ...

(1708–1767), son of Francis Stuart, 7th Earl of Moray and several

Earls of Bute Marquess of the County of Bute, shortened in general usage to Marquess of Bute, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1796 for John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, John Stuart, 4th Earl of Bute. Family history John Stuart ...

and their predecessors, including: *

James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute Sir James Stuart, 3rd Baronet, of Bute, created 1st Earl of Bute, MP, PC (1661 – 4 June 1710), was a Scottish soldier, advocate, judge and politician. He was the son of Sir Dugald Stuart, 2nd Baronet, and his wife Elizabeth Ruthven, daug ...

(died 1710), Scottish soldier, judge, and politician *

James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute (before 1696 – 28 January 1723) was the son of James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute and Agnes Mackenzie. Family In February 1711, he married Lady Anne Campbell (daughter of Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll and E ...

(died 1723), son of James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute and Agnes Mackenzie

Military

James Stuart (British Army officer, born 1741) General James Stuart was a British Army officer who served in North America during the American Revolutionary War and took part in various campaigns in British India. He was the first General Officer Commanding, Ceylon and second Military Gove ...

(1741–1815), British general in North America and India *

James Stuart (British Army officer, died 1793) Major-General James Stuart (died 2 February 1793) was a British Army officer who served in various conflicts in India during the 18th century. His service in the East India Company was marked by his conflict with Lord Pigot, the governor of Madr ...

(died 1793), British general of the East India Company *

James Ewell Brown Stuart James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart (February 6, 1833May 12, 1864) was a United States Army officer from Virginia who became a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb,” from the initials of ...

(1833–1864), Confederate States military officer in the American Civil War

Others

James Stuart (clergyman) James Stuart or James Stewart (1701–1789) was a Scottish cleric. He was a minister in Killin and worked with poet Dugald Buchanan on the Scottish Gaelic New Testament published in 1767. His son, John Stuart (1743–1821) of Luss, continued to wo ...

(1701–1789), translator into Scottish Gaelic of the New Testament *

James Stuart (linguist) James Stuart (1868–1942) was a civil servant of the Colony of Natal The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was proclaimed a British colony on 4 May 1843 after the British government had annexed the Boer Natalia ...

(1868–1942), civil servant in the Colony of Natal and Zulu linguist *

James Stuart (opera director) James F. Stuart (23 December 1928, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana – 7 March 2005) was an American opera director and operatic tenor. He began his career performing and touring with Dorothy Raedler’s American Savoyards. He became a specialist in ...

(1928–2005), American tenor and opera director *

James Stuart (rugby league) James Stuart (born 24 September 1988), is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played as a or on the . Playing career Stuart made his National Rugby League (NRL) debut for the Canberr ...

(born 1988), Australian rugby league player *

James Stuart (scientist) James Stuart PC (2 January 1843 – 12 October 1913) was a British educator and politician. He was born in Markinch, Fife, and attended Madras College and the University of St Andrews before going to Trinity College, Cambridge. He later beca ...

(1843–1913), Professor of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics at Cambridge University and Liberal Party politician *

James "Athenian" Stuart James "Athenian" Stuart (1713 – 2 February 1788) was a Scottish archaeologist, architect and artist, best known for his central role in pioneering Neoclassicism. Life Early life Stuart was born in 1713 in Creed Lane, Ludgate Street, London ...

(1713–1788), archaeologist and architect * James Stuart (artist) (1802–1842), quarantine officer, naturalist, and artist * Jim Stuart (1919–1985), American football player *

James Gibb Stuart James Gibb Stuart (30 August 1920 – 23 September 2013) was a financial author, owner of Ossian Publishers, and chairman of the Scottish Pure Water Association. He was known for his outspoken opposition to the European Union, and for publishing a ...

(1920–2013), financial author *

James Patrick Stuart James Patrick Stuart is an American actor, currently portraying Valentin Cassadine on the daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'', for which he received three consecutive Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama ...

(born 1968), American film and television actor *

Stuart James Stuart James (born 24 September 1978) is an Australian politician. He was elected as a Councillor to the City of Monash in October 2016 and was re-elected in 2020. On 11 November 2019 he was elected as the 17th Mayor of the City of Monash an ...

(born 1970), British, Canadian film and television actor

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