David Stewart (Maryland politician)

David Stewart (September 13, 1800 – January 5, 1858) was a U.S. Senator.

David Stewart
Oil on canvas portrait by an unknown artist, circa 1850s. Reproduced in 1978's The Green Spring Valley by Dawn F. Thomas and Robert William Barnes.
United States Senator from Maryland
In office December 6, 1849 – January 12, 1850
Preceded by	Reverdy Johnson
Succeeded by	Thomas Pratt
Personal details
Born	(1800-09-13)September 13, 1800 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	January 5, 1858(1858-01-05) (aged 57) Baltimore, Maryland
Political party	Whig

Stewart was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the only child of John Stewart and Helen West.[1] His mother was from a prominent Philadelphia family; her father, William West, was known for outstanding patriotism during the Revolution. Stewart's father was from a successful mercantile family; he died in 1802. After completing preparatory studies, David attended the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). He graduated from Union College of Schenectady, New York in 1819. He later studied law, was admitted to the bar about 1821, and commenced practice in Baltimore, Maryland.

In 1849, Stewart was appointed as a Whig to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Reverdy Johnson and served from December 6, 1849 to January 12, 1850, when a successor was elected. He was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy, and resumed the practice of his profession in Baltimore soon thereafter. He died in Baltimore and is interred in the Stewart vault in the "Old Westminster" Burying Ground.