Sir Simeon Stuart, 3rd Baronet ( – 1779), was a British politician and Militia officer who sat in the

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from 1761 to 1779. Stuart was born the son of Sir Simeon Stuart, 2nd Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Dereham, daughter of Sir Richard Dereham, 3rd Baronet, and educated at

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between 1734 and 1737. He succeeded to the

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on the death of his father on 11 August 1761 and also succeeded his father as

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the same year. Stuart canvassed for a seat in Parliament for Hampshire for several months from August 1754 but, perceiving he stood no chance, yielded the seat to Lord Winchester when he was also put up. However, in the 1761 general election he was successfully returned as Member of Parliament for

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. He was also re-elected in the

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and 1774 general elections. He was appointed

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of the

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in 1770 and retained the command until his death. Republished by Legare Street Press, 2023, Stuart died on 19 Nov. 1779. He had married Miss Hooke, daughter of Lt.-Col. William Hooke,

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, and was succeeded by his only son Sir Simeon Stuart, 4th Baronet.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stuart, Sir Simeon, 3rd Baronet 1720s births 1779 deaths People educated at Westminster School, London Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1761–1768 British MPs 1768–1774 British MPs 1774–1780 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Militia officers Baronets in the Baronetage of England