Crimean War and After
Stuart purchased an Ensigncy in the 44th Foot in 1834. Later promoted Lieutenant, he exchanged into the 7th Foot in 1838 and purchased a Captaincy in 1842. He exchanged into the 41st Foot in 1851 and retired in 1852. However, he served in the Crimean War, rising to the rank of Major, and remained in the region after the war. In 1858 he was appointed Vice-Consul at Volos, and in 1860 was sent to investigate the condition of Christians in Thessaly and Epirus. In 1861 he became Consul at Janina. In 1873 he was made Consul-General for the Russian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azof, and was based at Odessa - at this time his private secretary was his nephew, William Horwood Stuart. In 1874 he became Consul-General in Haiti and Chargé d'Affaires of the Dominican Republic.
In 1856, Stuart led an expedition to the summit of Mount Ararat, along with Major Fraser, Rev. Walter Thursby, Mr. Theobald and Mr. Evans.
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