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Bute, John Stuart, Third Earl of

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Statesman, born of an old Scotch family; Secretary of State, and from May 1762 to April 1763Prime Minister under George III., over whom he had a great influence; was very unpopular as a statesman, his leading idea being the supremacy of the king; spent the last 24 years of his life in retirement, devoting himself to literature and science (1712-1792).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bute, John Stuart, Third Earl of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/bute-john-stuart-third-earl-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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