James Stuart
1843–1913
Engineer and politician. BA, Cambridge, 1866; fellow of Trinity College, 1867. Professor of mechanism and applied mechanics, 1875–89; established the mechanical workshops and inaugurated the mechanical sciences tripos. Originator of university extension lectures, 1873. MP for Hackney, 1884; for Hoxton, 1885–1900; for Sunderland, 1906–10. Rector of St Andrews University, 1898–1901.
Source
Alum. Cantab.
Bibliography
Alum. Cantab.: Alumni Cantabrigienses. A biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900. Compiled by John Venn and J. A. Venn. 10 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1922–54.
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