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| Birth | 12 July 1774 | |
| Death | 6 April 1833 (aged 58 years) | |
| Star sign | Cancer |
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James Stuart (12 July 1774 – 6 April 1833) was a British politician.
Stuart was one of four illegitimate children of William Stuart, 9th Baron Blantyre and Harriet Teasdale. He joined the British East India Company in 1791 as a writer (junior clerk) in Bengal, and rose to become a director of the East India Company from 1826 until his death.
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon from 1822 to 1831.