James Stuart
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James Stuart has been the name of several historical figures. Some are better known under the older spelling of James Stewart; others include:
- James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), "the Old Pretender", claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland
- James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe (1776-1845)
- James Stuart (1780-1853), Lower Canada lawyer, politician, judge
- James Ewell Brown Stuart (1833-1864), Confederate States military officer in the American Civil War
- James Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (1897-1971), Conservative Party politician and Secretary of State for Scotland
- James Stuart (1843-1913), Professor of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics at Cambridge University and Liberal Party politician
- James Frederick Stuart-Wortley, New Zealand politician
- James H. Stuart, Former mayor of Kelowna
- James Stuart (1713-1788) English architect, archaeologist, and painter.
Several Earls of Moray, including
- James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (1501 creation)(c.1499-1544)
- James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (1531-1570)
- James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray (1708-1767)