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Also Known As John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Viscount Kingarth, Lord Mount Stuart, Cumrae, and Inchmarnock
Born May 25, 1713 • Edinburgh • Scotland
Died March 10, 1792 (aged 78) • London • England
Title / Office prime minister (1762-1763), United Kingdom

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