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James Stuart (1774–1833)
James
Stuart
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
in Bengal, and
rose
to become a
director
of the
East India Company
from
1826
until his
death
.
He was a
Member of Parliament
for
Huntingdon
from
1822
to 1831.