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Description: | Standing male figure in peer's robes. Right foot advanced, right arm flexed with hand holding edge of robe. Additional Information: John, Third Marquess of Bute (1847-1900). Educated at Harrow and Oxford. He became a Catholic when he was twenty-one and practised devoutly for the rest of his life.He inherited the enormous fortune of his father in 1848 whilst still an infant. In 1872 he married Gwendoline Fitzalan-Howard, they had four children. He learned to speak Welsh and studied Welsh history. In 1890 he was elected president of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. His awards and decorations included Knight and Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great and Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Hereditary Sheriff and Coroner of the Isle of Bute, Hereditary Keeper of Rothesay Castle, Lord Lieutenant of Buteshire, Lord Rector of St. Andrews University, Mayor of Cardiff 1891, Provost of Rothesay 1897-97. H He indulged his passion for building and with his architect, William Burges, transformed Cardiff Castle into an elaborate medieval fantasy and also rebuilt Castell Coch. He travelled widely, particularly to the Middle East. He was an important benefactor in Glamorgan and also gifted land to Cardiff. His many industrial schemes included the building of Bute Docks in Cardiff. | Subjects: | Statue | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Macgillivray, P. | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6717... | Go to resource |
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