lumberman, politician, Congressman, b. Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He migrated to the U.S. in 1849, resided briefly in Illinois, but soon moved to Wisconsin, settling at Big Bull Falls (now Wausau), where he engaged in logging and lumbering. In 1873, with his brother, he began to operate a sawmill at Wausau. In 1881 he established the Alexander Stewart Lumber Co., which eventually acquired extensive timber holdings in Wisconsin, the neighboring states, and in the South and West, and which operated lumberyards in Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois. A Republican, Stewart was a delegate to the national convention of 1884, and in 1894 was elected to Congress from. Wisconsin's 9th district, He was twice re-elected and served from Mar., 1895, to Mar., 1901. Stewart was not a candidate for renomination in 1900, retired from active business life, and resided in Washington, D.C., until his death. Biog. Dir. Amer. Gong. (1928); Wis. Blue Book (1897); Wausau Daily Record-Herald, May 24, 1912; WPA MS.Learn More
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[Source: Blue book]
