First entered Parliament: Took seat in House of Lords on 24 January 1738
Age he became PM: 49 years and one day
Maiden Speech: On 19 January 1762. His first recorded speech was on 5 February 1762 on the war with Spain
Total time as PM: 317 days
Died: 10 March 1792 in Grosvenor Square, London
Nicknames: ‘Jack Boot’
Education: Eton and University of Leiden, the Netherlands
Family: Stuart was the eldest son and the second of eight children. He was married to Mary Wortley Montagu (Baroness Mount Stuart) and had five sons and six daughters
Interests: Amateur theatricals, botany (he helped to create Kew Gardens), art and architecture