Editing John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (section)

==Legacy==
The [[flowering plant]] genera ''[[Butea]]'' and ''[[Stewartia]]'' are named after him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=m440|title=Stewartia pseudocamellia - Plant Finder|website=www.missouribotanicalgarden.org|access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref>

In 1761, Bute was appointed Ranger of [[Richmond Park]] by King George III, a post he held until his death; Bute Avenue in [[Petersham, London|Petersham]] near the park is named after him.<ref>{{cite book |author=Michael Baxter Brown |year= 1985 |title=Richmond Park: The History of a Royal Deer Park |page=80 |publisher=[[Robert Hale (publishers)|Robert Hale]] |location=London |lccn=85177278 |ol=2613329M |isbn=978-0709021636}}</ref>

According to historian John Naish, the 18th-century expression "Jack Boot" meaning a stupid person originated as disparagement of Stuart's performance as prime minister.<ref name=naish>{{cite book |author=Naish, John |title=The Interwoven Lives of George Vancouver, Archibald Menzies, Joseph Whidbey and Peter Puget: The Vancouver Voyage of 1791–1795 |publisher=The Edward Mellen Press, Ltd. |year=1996 |isbn=978-0-7734-8857-1}}</ref>

[[Stuart Island (British Columbia)]] is named for Stuart.