▁her ▁half - bro ther , ▁James ▁Stuart , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁B ute . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Irish ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁London der ry ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 9 , ▁and ▁appointed ▁Prime ▁Ser je ant ▁at ▁the ▁Irish ▁Bar ▁on ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 1 7 5 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 9 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁P uis ne ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁King ' s ▁Ben ch ▁( I reland ), ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Ex che quer ▁( I reland ) ▁as ▁a ▁P uis ne ▁Baron . ▁He ▁held ▁this ▁office ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 7 7 1 ▁Scott ▁and ▁his ▁fellow ▁Bar ons ▁of ▁the ▁Ex che quer ▁F oster ▁and ▁S my th , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or ▁L iff ord ▁and ▁the ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Ex che quer ▁Hamilton , ▁were ▁appointed ▁Commission ers ▁of ▁Account s ▁for ▁Ireland ▁by ▁Let ters ▁Pat ent . ▁He ▁married ▁Hann ah ▁G led stan es . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Hay dn ▁and ▁Hor ace ▁O cker by , ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁D ign ities , ▁ 3 rd ▁edition , ▁London ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁( re print ed ▁Bath ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 0 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7