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686 in 1888, and he was given that of doctor of let- ter- in 1888 by Laval university, Quebec, for his services to literature in Canada. Dr. Stewart has contributed Canadian articles to the " Ency- <-lo|.u>dia Britannica," and to English, American, and (Canadian periodicals, and is well known as a lecturer nn literary and hi-torieal -ubjects. He has published "The Story (if the Great Fire in St. John. N. V,." (Toronto, 1877); "Evenings in the Library " (1878) : " Canada under the Admin- istration of the Earl of Dufferin" (1878): " Em- erson the Thinker" (1879): "Alcott the Concord Mystic" <1SSO): and "Essays from Reviews" (2 series, < |uebec, 1892-'3).

'''STEWART. Gideon Tabor''', lawyer, b. in Johnstown, X. Y.. 7 Aug., 1*"24. He removed wit li in- Barents to Oberlin, Ohio, where he was edu- cated. Subsequently he studied law in Norwalk and then with Noah H. Swayne in Columbus. In 18 I 1 '., after his admission to the bar, he began prac- tice in Norwalk. where in 1846 he became editor of the - Reflector." He was elected county auditor as a Whig and held that office during three terms. In 1861 he removed lo Iowa, where he purchased the Dubu<iue "Daily Times," and published it during the civil war. At the time of its purchase it was the only daily Union paper in the north- ern half of the state. Previously he was one of the proprietors of the Toledo Blade," and after- ward of the Toledo "Coninieivi.il." but in 1800 lie returned to Xorwalk, where he has since con- tinued his law-praetier. Mi. Mewart was three times elected grand worthy chief templar by the Gum! Templars of Ohio. In 1853 he took part in iln Maine law campaign of that year, and then nd'-avored to organize a permanent Prohibition party. He was chairman of a state convention in is.j? in Columbus for the purpose of forming such a party, but the movement failed on account of the troubles in Kansas and the civil war. In 1809 he was one of the delegates from Ohio to the Chi- cago convention that formed the National prohibi- tion party. Since that time he has been nominated three times for governor, seven times for supreme judge, once for circuit judge, once for congress, and once for vice-president in 1876, when, with Green Clay Smith as candidate for president, he re- ceived a popular vote of 9,522. For fifteen years he was a member, during four of which he was chairman of the national executive committee of his party. In 1*70. 1**". and 1SS4 the Prohibi- tion state convention unanimously instructed the Ohio delegates to present him in the National con- vention as their choice for presidential candidate, but each time he refused to have his name brought forward. Mr. Stewart has written much in advo- cacy of the temperance reform, and many of his public addresses have been extensively circulated.

'''STEWART. Jacob Henry''', physician, b. in Clermont, N. Y., 15 Jan.. 1829; d. in St. Paul, Minn.. 25 Aug.. 1**4. He studied at Yale for three years, and "a- graduated at the medical de- partment of the University of New York in 1851. Four years later he began practice in Peekskill, X. Y.. but in 1855 he removed to St. Paul, where he r. Stewart the ranking surgeon in the volunteer service. He remained on the battle-field of Bull Run. was paroled, and al- lowed to carp for his wounded at Sudley-church hospital until they were able to be removed to Richmond, when he was permitted to return home without exchange "for voluntarily remaining on the battle-field in the discharge of his duty." The sword taken from him when he was made prisoner was given back to him by Gen. Beauregard in rec- ognition of his faithfulness to duty. On his return to Minnesota he was appointed surgeon of the board of enrolment, and held that office until the clo-e of the war. In 1804 he was elected mayor of St. Paul, and he was re-elected for four terms i lso c .i-'73). Dr. Stewart was the only Republican that has ever held that office in St. Paul, as the rote of the city is Democratic. From 1805 till then elected to congress as a Republican, serving from 15 Oct., 1877, till 4 March, 1879. He was ap- pointed surveyor-general of the state in 18SO. and held that office for four years. Dr. Stewart was president of Minnesota state medical society in 1875-'6. and piv-nlem of the board of physicians and surgeons to St. Joseph's hospital in St. Paul.
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STEWART, James, physician, b. in New York city, 7 April, 1790: d. in Rye, N. Y., 12 Sept., 1804. He was educated at Queens (now Rutgers) college, and then, after studying medicine with Dr. Valentine Mott. was graduated at the College of physicians and surgeons, New York city, in l v .':;. Dr. Stewart began practice in New York city, and made a specialty of pulmonary com- plaints and diseases of children. He was one of the founders of the northern dispensary and its second consulting physician. For more than twenty years he was medical examiner of the Mutual benefit life insurance company, and during the four years previous to his death held a similar place with the Home life insurance company. In 1857 his essay on -Cholera Infantum " received the prize that was offered by the New York academy of medi- cine. He published anonymously "A Few Re- marks about Sick Children in New York and the Necessity of a Hospital for them" (1852), and collected funds for a church hospital for chil- dren, to be conducted on the same plan as St. Luke's hospital and to be called Christ's hospital for children. He also published a translation of Charles M. Billard's " Treatise on the Diseases of Children." with an appendix (Philadelphia, 1839); ' A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Children " (New York, 1841) ; and " The Lungs " (1S48).

'''STEWART. John,''' Canadian statesman, b. in Musselburgh, Scotland. 24 Nov., 1773 ; d. in Que- bec, Canada, 5 June, 1858. He engaged in busi- ness, wa- president of the Board of trade and of the Bank of Montreal, and master of Trinity house. Under the administration of Sir George Prevost he was appointed deputy paymaster-gen- eral to the incorporated militia, which office he held till the forces were disbanded. On the acces- sion of Lord Dalhousie in 1819. Mr. Stewart be- came a member of the legislative and executive councils, and was appointed sole commissioner of the Jesuit estates, of which he had been for many years previously a member of the board of manage- ment. He was' for a long time president of the. - ecutive council of Canada.

'''STEWART. Robert Meroellns''', governor of Missouri, b. in Truxton. N. Y.. I 1. 1 Maivh. 1*15: d. in St. Joseph, Mo., 21 Sept., 1*71. He went to Kentucky as a boy; and in 1838 settled in Buchanan county, Mo. In 1S45 he was a delegate to the State constitutional convention, and for ten years he was a member of the state senate. He was elected gov-