Stuart Coats

Sir Stuart Auchincloss Coats, 2nd Baronet (20 March 1868 – 15 July 1959) was a British politician and Member of Parliament for Wimbledon from 1916 to 1918 and then East Surrey from 1918 to 1922.

Early life Stuart was born on 20 March 1868. He was the son of Sarah Ann (née Auchincloss) Coats (1838–1887) and Sir James Coats, 1st Baronet (1834–1913). Together, they were the parents of: Muir Dudley Coats (1897–1927), who married socialite Audrey Evelyn James, the illegitimate daughter of Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon and the illegitimate granddaughter of Edward VII. After his death, Audrey remarried several times, including to American department store heir, Marshall Field III. Margaret Mary Josephine Coats (1901–1987), who married Edward Knollys, 2nd Viscount Knollys.

In 1920, his wife was painted by Philip Alexius de László. In 1936, he sold Ballathie House, his family's seat in Perthshire, Scotland, to Colonel Stephen Hardie, a founder of the British Oxygen Company.

Sir Stuart died on 15 July 1959. He was succeeded by his son Sir James Stuart Coats, 3rd Baronet.

Descendants Through his daughter Margaret, he was the grandfather of Hon. Ardyne Knollys (b. 1929), and David Knollys, 3rd Viscount Knollys (b. 1931).

Honours

Knight Commander of the Order of Pope Pius IX (with star) Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy