John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
- John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute KT FRS (10 August 1793 – 18 March 1848) was the son of John, Lord Mount Stuart (eldest son of the 1st Marquess of Bute) and the former Lady Elizabeth McDouall-Crichton (daughter of the 6th Earl of Dumfries). He was the creator of modern Cardiff, building Cardiff docks.
Born John Stuart, he was styled Lord Mount Stuart from his father's death in 1794, and succeeded his maternal grandfather as 7th Earl of Dumfries in 1803 (adding the surname Crichton before that of Stuart in 1805), before succeeding his paternal grandfather as 2nd Marquess of Bute in 1814.
He married, firstly, Lady Maria North (daughter of the 3rd Earl of Guilford) on 29 July 1818.
He was created a Knight of the Thistle in 1843 and his portrait was painted by Henry Raeburn.
He owned the Manor of Luton, which had passed from his father, until he sold it in 1844. [ http://books.google.com/books?id=20IuAAAAMAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0 History of Luton by Frederick Davis, published 1855. pages 13-14]
He married, secondly, Lady Sophia Rawdon-Hastings (daughter of the 1st Marquess of Hastings) on 10 April 1845 and had one child:
*John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute (12 September 1847–9 October 1900)
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