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Bute, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd marquis of
Bute, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd marquis of (1847–1900). Philanthropist and scholar. Bute inherited the title and large estates at the age of 6 months. After education at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford, he converted to the catholic church. Much of his time was devoted to the development of Cardiff docks and to the family estates in Glamorgan. He was twice mayor of Cardiff and president of the University College. In Scotland, he was a benefactor of Glasgow and St Andrews universities, and took a keen interest in Scottish history, on which he published. From 1892 to 1898 he was rector of St Andrews. A retiring disposition prevented him taking a prominent political role, but he is a good example of a late Victorian nobleman dedicated to university and municipal matters. The Daily Chronicle wrote, on his death, that ‘there is probably no similar estate in the country where an immense commercial empire has been fostered on one man's property’.
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JOHN CANNON. "Bute, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd marquis of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Bute, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd marquis of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-ButeJhnCrchtnStrt3rdmrqsf.html JOHN CANNON. "Bute, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd marquis of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-ButeJhnCrchtnStrt3rdmrqsf.html |
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Bute, John Crichton‐Stuart, 3rd marquis of
Bute, John Crichton‐Stuart, 3rd marquis of (1847–1900). Philanthropist and scholar. Bute inherited the title at the age of 6 months. After education at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford, he converted to the catholic church. Much of his time was devoted to the development of Cardiff docks and to the family estates in Glamorgan. In Scotland, he was a benefactor of Glasgow and St Andrews universities, and took a keen interest in Scottish history. From 1892 to 1898 he was rector of St Andrews.
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JOHN CANNON. "Bute, John Crichton‐Stuart, 3rd marquis of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Bute, John Crichton‐Stuart, 3rd marquis of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-ButeJhnCrchtnStrt3rdmrqsf.html JOHN CANNON. "Bute, John Crichton‐Stuart, 3rd marquis of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-ButeJhnCrchtnStrt3rdmrqsf.html |
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