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William Stuart entered diplomatic service with the British government in 1845. He served as the Secretary of the British Legation under Lord Lyons in Washington, D.C., beginning in 1861 and was promoted to Charge D'Affaires in 1863. He retired from diplomatic service in 1882. Frances "Fanny" Seward references him in attendance at a social gathering in Washington, D.C. in her 1862-63 diary.

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William Stuart entered diplomatic service with the British government in 1845. He served as the Secretary of the British Legation under Lord Lyons in Washington, D.C., beginning in 1861 and was promoted to Charge D'Affaires in 1863. He retired from diplomatic service in 1882. Frances "Fanny" Seward references him in attendance at a social gathering in Washington, D.C. in her 1862-63 diary.

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Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, Vol. 2, Part 6
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
John Venn and J.A. Venn
Publisher Location: 
Cambridge, England, UK
Publisher Name: 
Cambridge University Press
Year: 
1954
Start Page: 
74
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=MWSiYp0-AGEC&lpg=PA74&ots=jACaIOlyX4&dq=william%20stuart%20secretary%20of%20legation%201896%20death&pg=PA74#v=onepage&q=william%20stuart%20secretary%20of%20legation%201896%20death&f=false
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https://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2018.pl?sur=&suro=w&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=STRT842W&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50
Title of Webpage: 
The Hon. William Stuart - Cambridge Alumni Database
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Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, Vol. 2, Part 6
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
John Venn and J.A. Venn
Publisher Location: 
Cambridge, England, UK
Publisher Name: 
Cambridge University Press
Year: 
1954
Start Page: 
74
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=MWSiYp0-AGEC&lpg=PA74&ots=jACaIOlyX4&dq=william%20stuart%20secretary%20of%20legation%201896%20death&pg=PA74#v=onepage&q=william%20stuart%20secretary%20of%20legation%201896%20death&f=false