Charles James Stuart-Wortley
British politician (1802–1844)
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Charles James Stuart-Wortley (3 June 1802 – 22 May 1844) was a British politician, the second son of James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe.
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Born3 June 1802
Died22 May 1844 (aged 41)
Charles James Stuart-Wortley | |
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Portrait by Alfred d'Orsay, 1840 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bossiney | |
| In office 1830–1832 | |
| Preceded by | John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie Edward Rose Tunno |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1802 |
| Died | 22 May 1844 (aged 41) |
| Cause of death | Hunting accident |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
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| Relatives | John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland (father-in-law) Archibald Henry Plantagenet Stuart-Wortley (son) Victoria Alexandrina Stuart-Wortley (daughter) Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory (son-in-law) |
He was an observer at the French siege of Antwerp in 1832, and wrote an account of the affair.
On 17 February 1831 he married Lady Emmeline Manners (d. 1855), daughter of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland, by whom he had three children:[citation needed]
- Archibald Henry Plantagenet Stuart-Wortley (26 July 1832 – 30 April 1890), married on 15 June 1879 Lavinia Rebecca Gibbins (d. 1937)
- Adelbert William John Stuart-Wortley (d. 1847)[1]
- Victoria Alexandrina Stuart-Wortley (d. 29 March 1912), married on 4 July 1863 Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory, 4th Baronet
He died in 1844 of the effects of a hunting accident suffered earlier in life.[1]