Sir Stuart Auchincloss Coats, 2nd Baronet (20 March 1868 – 15 July 1959) was a British politician and
Member of Parliament
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for
Wimbledon
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* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* ...
from 1916 to 1918 and then
East Surrey
East Surrey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Claire Coutinho, a Conservative. The seat covers an affluent area in the English county of Surrey.
Since its creation in 1918, East Surrey has e ...
from 1918 to 1922.
Early life
Stuart was born on 20 March 1868. He was the son of Sarah Ann (
née
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Auchincloss
Auchincloss is a surname of Scottish origin, derived from an area in Ayrshire known as ''Auchincloich'', which is Scottish Gaelic for "field of stones". It is also the name of a prominent American family,
from ' ("field") and ' ("stone").
Notable ...
) Coats (1838–1887) and
Sir James Coats, 1st Baronet
The Coats Baronetcy, of Auchendrane in the parish of Maybole in the County of Ayr, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 7 December 1905 for James Coats, Director of J. and P. Coats Ltd, sewing cotton manufacture ...
(1834–1913).
He succeeded his father to the
baronet
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cy in 1913.
Career
He unsuccessfully contested the
Morpeth
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*Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia
** Electoral district of Morpeth, a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales
* Morpeth, Ontario, Canada
* Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK
** Morpeth (UK ...
constituency as a
Liberal Unionist
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in the 1906 general election and was also an unsuccessful candidate for
Deptford
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in the January and December general elections of 1910. He was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* ...
at a
by-election in April 1916 and then for
East Surrey
East Surrey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Claire Coutinho, a Conservative. The seat covers an affluent area in the English county of Surrey.
Since its creation in 1918, East Surrey has e ...
in December 1918, retaining his seat until October 1922.
He was also a
Private Chamberlain of Sword and Cape to Popes
Pius X
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,
Benedict XV
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,
Pius XI
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and
Pius XII
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People Popes
* Pope Pius (disambiguation)
* Antipope Pius XIII (1918-2009), who led the breakaway True Catholic Church sect
Given name
* Pius B ...
.
Personal life
Sir Stuart was married to Jane Muir Greenlees, the daughter of Thomas Greenlees Jr. of
Paisley, Renfrewshire
Paisley ( ; sco, Paisley, gd, Pàislig ) is a large town situated in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Located north of the Gleniffer Braes, the town borders the city of Glasgow to the east, and straddles the banks of the White Cart Wate ...
, at
Castlehead, Paisley
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, in 1891.
Together, they were the parents of:
*
Sir James Stuart Coats, 3rd Baronet (1894–1966), who married Lady Amy Gordon-Lennox, eldest daughter of
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Gordon (30 December 1870 – 7 May 1935), known as Lord Settrington 1870–1903, and as Earl of March 1903–1928, was a British peer and politician.
Biography
...
.
* Muir Dudley Coats (1897–1927), who married socialite
Audrey Evelyn James, the illegitimate daughter of
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, (25 April 1862 – 7 September 1933), better known as Sir Edward Grey, was a British Liberal statesman and the main force behind British foreign policy in the era of the First World War.
An adher ...
and the illegitimate granddaughter of
Edward VII
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The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria an ...
. After his death, Audrey remarried several times, including to American department store heir,
Marshall Field III
Marshall Field III (September 28, 1893 – November 8, 1956) was an American investment banker, publisher, racehorse owner/breeder, philanthropist, grandson of businessman Marshall Field, heir to the Marshall Field department store fortune, a ...
.
* Margaret Mary Josephine Coats (1901–1987), who married
Edward Knollys, 2nd Viscount Knollys
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.
In 1920, his wife was painted by
Philip Alexius de László
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.
In 1936, he sold
Ballathie House
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, his family's seat in
Perthshire
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,
Scotland
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, to Colonel Stephen Hardie, a founder of the
British Oxygen Company
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.
Sir Stuart died on 15 July 1959. He was succeeded by his son Sir James Stuart Coats, 3rd Baronet.
[Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003]
Descendants
Through his daughter Margaret, he was the grandfather of Hon. Ardyne Knollys (b. 1929), and
David Knollys, 3rd Viscount Knollys (b. 1931).
Through his eldest son, he was the grandfather of
Sir Alastair Coats, 4th Baronet (1921–2015).
Honours
*Knight Commander of the
Order of Pope Pius IX
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, day ...
(with star)
*Knight Commander of the
Order of St. Gregory the Great
The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great ( la, Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni; it, Ordine di San Gregorio Magno) was established on 1 September 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election as Pope.
The order is one of ...
*Knight Commander of the
Order of the Crown of Italy
The Order of the Crown of Italy ( it, Ordine della Corona d'Italia, italic=no or OCI) was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. It was awarded in five degrees for civi ...
References
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*
*Hankinson, C. F. J. (ed.), ''Debrett's Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 1954'', Odhams Press, 1954
;Specific
External links
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1868 births
1959 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Liberal Unionist Party parliamentary candidates
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UK MPs 1910–1918
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