Oliver W. Stewart

Oliver Wayne Stewart (May 22, 1867 – February 15, 1937) was an American politician who served as the chairman of the Prohibition Party and in the Illinois state House of Representatives.[2]

Oliver W. Stewart
7th Chairman of the Prohibition Party
In office
1900–1905
Preceded bySamuel Dickie
Succeeded byCharles R. Jones
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
1903–1905
Personal details
Born
Oliver Wayne Stewart

(1867-05-22)May 22, 1867
Mercer County, Illinois, U.S.
DiedFebruary 15, 1937(1937-02-15) (aged 69)
Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyProhibition
Spouse(s)Ella Jane Seass[1]
EducationEureka College
Signature

Life

Oliver Wayne Stewart was born in Mercer County, Illinois on May 22, 1867, and attended Woodhull High School and graduated from Eureka College in 1890.[3]

Stewart was elected as chairman of the Illinois Prohibition Party in 1896 and presided over the 1896 national convention.[4] In 1900, he was elected as chairman of the Prohibition Party and was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1902. He served in Illinois House of Representatives in 1903 and 1904.[5][6] In 1904, it was speculated that he would run against General Nelson A. Miles for the party's presidential nomination, but Miles refused to let his name be placed on the ballot and the nomination went to Silas C. Swallow instead.[7] In 1905 he was removed from his position as chairman after he was accused by former presidential nominee John G. Woolley and other prohibitionists accused him of misappropriating over $50,000 and was replaced by Charles R. Jones.[8]

Following his removal as chairman he became a public speaker and joined the Flying Squadron of America until his death on February 15, 1937, at Brokaw Hospital in Bloomington, Illinois after a short illness.[9]

References
  1. "Ella Seass Stewart".
  2. "Biographical Sketch of Oliver Wayne Stewart".
  3. "Hon. Oliver Wayne Stewart". The Butte Miner. 1 November 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lecture Tonight On Prohibition". Asbury Park Press. 9 February 1912. p. 15. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 'Illinois Blue Book 1903-1904,' Biographical Sketch of Oliver Wayne Stewart, pg 374
  6. "Prohib. Returns". Akron Daily Democrat. 10 November 1902. p. 3. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Nothing Like It Before". The Indianapolis News. 30 June 1904. p. 2. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Richardson, Darcy (April 2007). "Others: Third Parties During the Populist Period". ISBN 9780595443048.
  9. 'Death Takes O.W. Stewart-Temperance Leader Dies in Hospital Here at Age of 69,' THe Pentagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), February 15, 1973, pg 3
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