John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, KT, FRS, styled Lord Mount Stuart between 1794 and 1814, was a wealthy Scottish aristocrat and industrialist in Georgian and early Victorian Britain. He dev
John Crichton Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
Dumfries House, Bute's first home
Luton Hoo, Bute's residence in Bedfordshire, before the fire
Dowlais Ironworks, one of the various enterprises with which Bute was involved
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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, 4th Earl of Bute.
John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
…Stuart, and the former Lady Elizabeth McDouall-Crichton. His parents were both from wealthy, aristocratic backgrounds; his father was due to become the Marquess of Bute, with extensive landholdings in Scotland and in South Wales, and his mother was the sole heir to the Crichton estates, with over 63,980 acres (25,890…
This chest is on display at the Colintraive Hotel in Colintraive, Argyll and Bute
West front, showing one of the wings surviving from the previous house