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the frigate United States, Nov. 3, 1799, and in July, 1800, was given command of the schooner Experiment. He cruised off the "West Indies, capturing the Deux Amis and the Diana. He commanded the cruiser Siren of Commodore Preble's squadron ; conveyed Decatur in the In- trepid to destroy the Pliialdelphia in the harbor of Tripoli, and served throughout the Tripolitan war ; commanded the frigates £"5860.' and Constel- lation in 1806 and 1812-13 ; was promoted cap- tain, April 23, 1806, and cruised in the frigate Constitution in the West Indies, Madeira Islands,

and Portu-

While off the Madei- ra Islands he captured the British sloop of J*^~ war Levant and the fri- Sf^ gate Cyane, the Levant was recaptured, he brought the Cyane safely into port. He received the thanks of congress and a gold medal, and in 1817 was promoted commodore. He commanded the Mediterranean squadron on the line-of-battle ship Franklin, 1816-20 ; the Pacific squadron, 1820-24 ; was a navy commissioner, 1880-32 ; com- mandant at the Philadelphia navy yard, 1838-41, 1846 and 1854-61, and commanded the Home squadron, 1842-43. He was promoted senior com- modore in 1856 ; flag officer in 1860 ; rear-admiral in 1862, and retired to his country seat at Borden- town. N.J., in 1861, where he died, Nov. 6, 1869.

STEWART, Charles, representative, was born in Memphis, Teun., May 30, 1836. He was admitted to the bar and began practice in Houston, Tex. He was a Democratic representa- tive from the first Texas district in the 48th-52d congresses. 1883-93, serving in the 48tli congress as a member of the committee on foreign affairs, and chairman of its sub-committee in the Belford and Jordan bills, and in the 49th congress was transferred to the committee on rivers and har- bors. He died in San Antonio, Tex., Sept.21, 1895. STEWART, Edwin, naval officer, was born in New Yoi'k city. May 5, 1837; son of John and Mary (Aikman) Stewart; grandson of William and Catherine (Mclvor) Ste\vart, and of John and Ann Marion Aikman. His father came to this country from Stornoway. Scotland, when a boy. His mother was born in New York citv in 1794. He attended Phillips Andover academy and was graduated from Williams college. A.B., 1862. He was appointed a>^sistant paymaster, U.S.N., Sept. 9. 1861, and paymaster. April 14, 1862, being attached to the gunboat Pembina at

the capture of Port Royal, and to the Richmond in Farragut's exploits at Port Hudson and Mobile Bay. He served on the Michigan on the Great Lakes, 1865-68 ; was purchasing officer in Wash- ington, D.C., 1869-73 ; promoted pay inspector. March 8, 1870 ; and served on tlie flagsliip Hartford as fleet paymaster of the Asiatic squadron, 1872-75. He was married. May 16, 1876, to Susan Maria, daughter of Edward and Margaret (Mitchell) Esta- brook of Platteville, Wis. He was on special duty. New York city, 1877-79 ; inspector of provi- sions and clothing. League Island navy yard, 1880, and in New York city, 1880-83. He was attached to the flagship Lancaster as fleet paymaster of the European station, 1883-85 ; was chief of the navy pay office. New York city, 1886-90 ; was appointed imymaster-general and chief of the bureau of supplies and accounts of the navy. May 16, 1890, and served by reappointment until 1899. He was promoted rear-admiral, U.S.N., March 3, 1899, and retired from active service. May 5, 1899, having reached the age limit. The honorary de- grees of A.M. and LL.D. were conferred upon him by Williams college in 1883 and 1898, re- spectively. He was elected commander of the District of Columbia, Commandery of the Loyal Legion, May 2, 1900, and in 1903 was residing in South Orange, N.J.

STEWART, George Black, educator, was boi-n in Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1854 ; son of Alexander Adams and Louisa Susannah (Black) Stewart ; grandson of Thomas Ferguson and Petreshe (Hill) Stewart and of George and Mary (Okeson) Black, and a descendant of Scotch-Irish ancestors on his father's side, and on his maternal grandmother's side from immigrants from Am- sterdam, Holland. He was graduated from Princeton, A.B., 1876, A.M., 1879; attended the McCormick Theological seminary, and was grad- uated from the Auburn Theological seminary in 1879. He was married, June 18, 1879, to Mary Adeline, daughter of John Richardson and Mary Jane (Blake) Thompson of Columbus, Ohio ; was pastor in Auburn, N.Y., 1879-84, and in Harris- burg, Pa., 1884-99; was a founder and president of the Pennsylvania Cliatauqua, 1892-97 ; presi- dent of the Pennsylvania Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor. 1890-92 ; a tmstee of Wilson college, 1884-1900, and in 1887 was elected life-trustee of Princeton university. In 1899 he became president and professor of practical the- ology in the Auburn Theological seminary. He received from Washington and Jefferson college the degree of D.D. in 1893, and that of LL.D. in 1902. He is the author of : History of the English Presbyterian CJinrch, Harrisburg, Pa. (1891): Life of Jesus for Juniors (1896).

STEWART, John Wolcott, governor of V.v - mont, was born in Middlebury, Vt., Nov. 24