STUART, James (?1681-1743), of Torrance, Lanark.

After serving in Flanders and Spain during the war of the Spanish succession, James Stuart was present at Sheriffmuir as a.-d.-c. to the Duke of Argyll. Obtaining a Household place at George II’s accession, he was returned by Argyll for Ayr Burghs in 1734, but is not recorded as voting in Parliament. He was not put up in 1741 and died 3 Apr. 1743.