Name John 4th | Died April 25, 1947 | |
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Spouse Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute (m. 1905) Children John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute Parents Gwendolen Fitzalan-Howard, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute Siblings Lord Colum Crichton-Stuart, Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart Similar People John Crichton‑Stuart - 2nd Marq, John Stuart - 3rd Earl of Bute, Lord Ninian Crichton‑Stuart | ||
John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute KT (20 June 1881 – 25 April 1947) was a Scottish peer.
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Biography
He was the son of John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute and Gwendolen Fitzalan-Howard, a daughter of Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop and granddaughter of Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk.
He was educated at Harrow School, and succeeded his father as Marquess of Bute in 1900. In early 1902 he was on a tour in the Far East. On reaching his majority in June 1902, he received the Honorary Freedom of the Burgh of Rothesay.
The 4th Marquess, like his father, had a passion for architecture and was responsible for restoring Caerphilly Castle in South Wales. In 1936 he published a pamphlet entitled "A Plea for Scotland's Architectural Heritage", which argued for the preservation of Scotland's smaller burgh dwellings and advocated reconditioning traditional working class housing, rather than wholesale demolition. He became "the man who sold a city" when, in 1938, he disposed of the remaining Bute family estate in Cardiff.
Family life
On 6 July 1905, he married Augusta Bellingham, daughter of Sir (Alan) Henry Bellingham, 4th Baronet and Catherine Noel. The lavish wedding, at Castle Bellingham in Ireland, was followed by a party at Mount Stuart House in Scotland. A film company was employed to film the event, one of the earliest examples of the aristocratic classes making a private film.
They had seven children: