Alexander Stewart (American politician)

Alexander Stewart (September 12, 1829  May 24, 1912) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin.

Alexander Stewart
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1895  March 3, 1901
Preceded byThomas Lynch
Succeeded byWebster E. Brown
Personal details
Born(1829-09-12)September 12, 1829
Fredericton, New Brunswick Colony, British Canada
DiedMay 24, 1912(1912-05-24) (aged 82)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placePine Grove Cemetery in Wausau, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
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The Alexander Stewart House in Washington, D.C. now serves as the Embassy of Luxembourg.

Born in Fredericton in the colony of New Brunswick (now in Canada, but a British colony at the time), Stewart moved to Wausau, Wisconsin, where he became involved in the lumber industry. Stewart was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth, and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901). He represented Wisconsin's 9th congressional district. He did not run for reelection to the Fifty-seventh Congress.

He was a prominent person in the early days of Wausau and Stewart Avenue, one of the main roads in Wausau, is named in his honor.

Stewart died at his home in Washington, D.C. on May 24, 1912, and was buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Wausau.[1]

References

  1. "Noted Lumberman Dies in Capital". The Washington Herald. May 25, 1912. p. 6. Retrieved June 20, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Thomas Lynch
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 9th congressional district

March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1901
Succeeded by
Webster E. Brown


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