John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

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The Right Honourable The Earl of Bute KG PC FSA Scot
Portrait by Joshua Reynolds, 1773
Prime Minister of Great Britain
In office 26 May 1762 – 8 April 1763
Monarch	George III
Preceded by	The Duke of Newcastle
Succeeded by	George Grenville
Leader of the House of Lords
In office 26 May 1762 – 8 April 1763
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	The Duke of Newcastle
Succeeded by	Unknown
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
In office 25 March 1761 – 27 May 1762
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	The Duke of Newcastle
Preceded by	The Earl of Holdernesse
Succeeded by	George Grenville
Personal details
Born	John Stuart (1713-05-25)25 May 1713 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	10 March 1792(1792-03-10) (aged 78) Westminster, England
Resting place	St Mary's Chapel, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish British
Political party	Tory
Spouse	Mary Wortley Montagu ​ ​ (m. 1736)​
Children	11; including John, James, Charles, William and Louisa
Parent	James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute (father)
Alma mater	Leiden University Eton College
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John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute KG PC FSA Scot (/bjuːt/; 25 May 1713 – 10 March 1792), styled Lord Mount Stuart between 1713 and 1723, was a British nobleman who served as the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1762 to 1763 under King George III. He became the first Tory to hold the position and was arguably the last important royal favourite in British politics. He was the first prime minister from Scotland following the Acts of Union in 1707. He was also elected as the first president of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland when it was founded in 1780.