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Hugh Alexander Stewart

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Hugh Alexander Stewart
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Leeds
In office
December 6, 1921 – March 25, 1940
Preceded byWilliam Thomas White
Succeeded byGeorge Taylor Fulford
Personal details
Born(1871-09-29)September 29, 1871
Elizabethtown Township, Ontario, Canada
DiedSeptember 4, 1956(1956-09-04) (aged 84)
Political partyConservative
CabinetMinister of Public Works (1930–1935)

Hugh Alexander Stewart, PC (September 29, 1871 – September 4, 1956) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Elizabethtown Township, Ontario, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the Ontario riding of Leeds in the 1921 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, 1930, and 1935. He was defeated in 1940. From 1930 to 1935, he was the Minister of Public Works.

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