Dugald Stewart (Vermont politician)

Dugald Stewart (September 26, 1821 – March 23, 1870) was a Vermont politician who served as state Auditor of Accounts.

Dugald Stewart
BornSeptember 26, 1821
Middlebury, Vermont
DiedMarch 23, 1870(1870-03-23) (aged 48)
Middlebury, Vermont
Resting placeMiddlebury's West Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMiddlebury College
OccupationAccountant and politician
EmployerRutland and Burlington Railroad
TitleState Auditor of Accounts
Term1864-1870

Biography

Born in Middlebury, Vermont on September 26, 1821, Stewart was the brother of Vermont Governor John Wolcott Stewart.[1][2][3] He graduated from Middlebury College in 1842, studied law and attained admission to the bar.[4][5]

Rather than practicing law Stewart opted for a business career, becoming an accountant and paymaster for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad, where he worked from 1848 to 1855.[6][7]

From 1855 until his death Stewart was Clerk of the Courts in Addison County.[8][9]

Stewart served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1860 to 1862.[10] He also served in local offices, including Justice of the Peace.[11]

During the American Civil War Stewart served in the Vermont Militia as Judge Advocate of the 1st Brigade with the rank of First Lieutenant.[12]

In 1864 Stewart was named State Auditor, and he held the position until his death in Middlebury on March 23, 1870.[13] Stewart was buried in Middlebury's West Cemetery.[14]

References
  1. History of Stewart Hall Archived November 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Middlebury College website, accessed November 23, 2011
  2. 1850 U.S. Census entry, Dugald Stewart family
  3. 1860 U.S. Census entry, Dugald Stewart family
  4. Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College, published by the college, 1901, page 127
  5. Livingston's Law Register, by John Livingston, 1851, page 185
  6. History of the Town of Middlebury, by Samuel Swift, 1859, page 351
  7. Catalogue of the Graduates of Middlebury College, published by the college, 1853, page 121
  8. American almanac and repository of useful knowledge, Crosby, Nichols and Company, Boston, 1856, Volume 28, page 238
  9. The National Almanac and Annual Record, published by George W. Childs, Philadelphia, 1863, page 355
  10. Catalogue of the Officers and Alumni of Middlebury College, published by the college, 1890, page 94
  11. Journal of the House of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1865, page 324
  12. Vermont Adjutant General, Annual Report, 1866, page 52
  13. Early History of Vermont, by LaFayette Wilbur, Volume 3, 1902, page 381
  14. Gravestone photos by contributor Robert Boehm Rathbun, Findagrave.com website, accessed November 23, 2011
Political offices
Preceded by
Jeptha Bradley		 Vermont Auditor of Accounts
1864–1870		 Succeeded by
Whitman G. Ferrin
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