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 he retained until his death.

Life

James Stuart was born in 1708

In 1734, James married Grace Lockhart (1706-1738), granddaughter of the 9th Earl of Eglington and widow of 3rd Earl of Aboyne. Before her death in 1738, they had two children, Francis, (1737-1810), who succeeded as Earl of Moray, and Euphemia (1738-1771). He married again in 1740, this time to Margaret Wemyss, eldest daughter of the Earl of Wemyss; they had two sons, Lt-Colonel James Stuart (1741-1809),  and Lieutenant (RN) David Stuart (1745-1784).

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Category:Earls of Moray
Category:Knights of the Thistle
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Category:People from Moray