Sir Stuart Auchincloss Coats, 2nd Baronet (20 March 1868 – 15 July 1959) was a British politician and Member of Parliament for

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from 1916 to 1918 and then

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from 1918 to 1922.

Early life

Stuart was born on 20 March 1868. He was the son of Sarah Ann (

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Auchincloss) Coats (1838–1887) and Sir James Coats, 1st Baronet (1834–1913). He succeeded his father to the

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cy in 1913. His brother Alfred M. Coats remained in the United States.

Career

He unsuccessfully contested the Morpeth constituency as a

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in the 1906 general election and was also an unsuccessful candidate for

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in the January and December general elections of 1910. He was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for

at a by-election in April 1916 and then for

in December 1918, retaining his seat until October 1922. He was also a Private Chamberlain of Sword and Cape to Popes

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and

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Personal life

Sir Stuart was married to Jane Muir Greenlees, the daughter of Thomas Greenlees Jr. of

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, at Castlehead, Paisley, in 1891. Together, they were the parents of: * Sir James Stuart Coats, 3rd Baronet (1894–1966), who married Lady Amy Gordon-Lennox, eldest daughter of

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. * Muir Dudley Coats (1897–1927), who married socialite Audrey Evelyn James, the illegitimate daughter of

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and the illegitimate granddaughter of

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. After his death, Audrey remarried several times, including to American department store heir,

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. * Margaret Mary Josephine Coats (1901–1987), who married Edward Knollys, 2nd Viscount Knollys. In 1920, his wife was painted by Philip Alexius de László. In 1936, he sold Ballathie House, his family's seat in

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, to Colonel Stephen Hardie, a founder of the

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. Sir Stuart died on 15 July 1959. He was succeeded by his son Sir James Stuart Coats, 3rd Baronet.Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003

Descendants

Through his daughter Margaret, he was the grandfather of Hon. Ardyne Knollys (b. 1929), and David Knollys, 3rd Viscount Knollys (b. 1931). Through his eldest son, he was the grandfather of Sir Alastair Coats, 4th Baronet (1921–2015).

Honours

*Knight Commander of the

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(with star) *Knight Commander of the

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*Knight Commander of the

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References

* * *Hankinson, C. F. J. (ed.), ''Debrett's Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 1954'', Odhams Press, 1954 ;Specific

External links

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