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William Stewart (Pennsylvania politician)

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Circa 1859.

William Stewart (September 10, 1810 – October 17, 1876) was an American lawyer and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Formative years

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Born in Mercer, Pennsylvania on September 10, 1810, William Stewart attended the public schools of his community before graduating from Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

Career

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Stewart went on to study law, was admitted to the bar and began his legal practice in Mercer.

A member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, he was subsequently elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses, and was appointed as chair of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War during the Thirty-sixth Congress.

Following his retirement from Congress, he resumed the practice of law.

Death and interment

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Stewart died in Mercer in 1876 at the age of sixty-six, and was interred in the Mercer Cemetery.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "William Stewart (id: S000921)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district

1857–1861
Succeeded by