John Wolcott Stewart | |
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| 33rd Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 6, 1870 – October 3, 1872 | |
| Lieutenant | George N. Dale |
| Preceded by | George W. Hendee |
| Succeeded by | Julius Converse |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVermont's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Herbert Joyce |
| Succeeded by | H. Henry Powers |
| United States Senator fromVermont | |
| In office March 24, 1908 – October 21, 1908 | |
| Appointed by | Fletcher D. Proctor |
| Preceded by | Redfield Proctor |
| Succeeded by | Carroll S. Page |
| Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1876–1878 | |
| Preceded by | Josiah Grout |
| Succeeded by | James Loren Martin |
| Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1865–1868 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham B. Gardner |
| Succeeded by | George W. Grandey |
| Member of theVermont Senate | |
| In office 1861–1862 | |
| Member of theVermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1856 1865–1868 1876–1878 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1825-11-24)November 24, 1825 Middlebury, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | October 29, 1915(1915-10-29) (aged 89) Middlebury, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Emma Seymour Battell |
| Children | 5 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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John Wolcott Stewart (November 24, 1825 – October 29, 1915) was an American lawyer and politician fromVermont. He served asSpeaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and as the33rd governor of Vermont before serving in theUnited States House of Representatives and briefly in theU.S. Senate.
Born inMiddlebury, Vermont,[1] Stewart attended the Middlebury Academy, and graduated fromMiddlebury College in 1846. He studied law withHoratio Seymour, and wasadmitted to the bar in 1850. He served asState's Attorney ofAddison County from 1852 to 1854. He married Emma Seymour Battell on November 21, 1860, and they had five children. Emma Battell was the daughter of Philip Battell and Emma Hart Seymour, and Emma Hart Seymour was the daughter of Horatio Seymour.[2] Stewart's brotherDugald served asVermont Auditor of Accounts from 1864 to 1870.
Stewart served as a member of theVermont House of Representatives in 1856, and then was a member of theVermont Senate from 1861 to 1862. He returned to the state House from 1865 to 1867, serving asSpeaker, and then became thegovernor of Vermont from 1870 to 1872. He was the first governor of the state to serve a two-year term.[3] Until 1870, Vermont governors were elected annually.[4] Later he returned to the state House from 1876 to 1878, and again served as Speaker.
Stewart was elected as aRepublican to the U.S. House of Representatives in the1882 election. He was subsequently reelected and served from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1891. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in1890, but instead engaged in the banking business at Middlebury. Stewart was appointed to the Senate on March 24, 1908, to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofRedfield Proctor, and served until October 21 of that year, when a successor was elected.[5]
Stewart retired from political life and active business pursuits, and resided in Middlebury until his death there. He is interred at West Cemetery in Middlebury.[6]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Vermont 1870 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Vermont 1870–1872 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. Representative from Vermont's first district 1883–1891 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Vermont 1908 Served alongside:William P. Dillingham | Succeeded by |
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