Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre, (21 December 1818 – 15 December 1900), styled Master of Blantyre from birth until 1830, was a

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nobleman and landowner with of titled lands. Born at

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, he was the second son of Maj.-Gen.

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and his wife Frances Mary, the second daughter of the Hon.

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, younger son of Admiral

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. In 1830 at the age of only twelve, he succeeded his father as Lord Blantyre. Stuart entered the

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and was commissioned into the

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. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of

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in 1845 and was elected a

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in 1850. On 4 October 1843 at

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, Blantyre married Lady Evelyn, the second daughter of

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, and had by her five daughters and a son, Walter, who predeceased him. *Hon. Mary Stuart (15 September 1845 – 21 November 1910), unmarried. *Hon. Ellen Stuart (31 August 1846 –19 April 1927), who married Sir David Baird, 3rd Baronet and together had six children. Their son inherited the Blantyre estates in 1900. *Hon. Evelyn Stuart (24 June 1848 – 26 July 1888), who married

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. They had five children. *Hon. Gertrude Stuart (11 November 1849 – 25 April 1935), married

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MP, son of Prime Minister

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. They had two daughters, and one son,

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. * Capt. Hon. Walter Stuart, Master of Blantyre (17 July 1851 – 15 March 1895), unmarried. After expeditions in North America, he settled at Glenelg. A renowned figure in the Highlands, he predeceased his father without issue. A biography, ''The Master of Blantyre'' (1895) by Catherine Marsh, was published in his honour.

Lord Blantyre's wife died in

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(now a hotel, renamed

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). The Lordship of Blantyre became extinct on his death.

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