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John W. Stewart married Armida Ann Bowen, a daughter of another prominent
Wisconsin Territory lawyer, William Bowen. They had at least three children, though at least one died in infancy. Their only known surviving son, John F. Stewart, followed his father to Chicago and also worked extensively in
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to study law. With the assistance of Barber and Dewey, he was appointed deputy clerk of the United States district court. He was soon admitted to the bar, and was also named postmaster of
Lancaster. During his leisure time, he continued studying law with Barber and Nelson, who became lifelong
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counties. Stewart went on to serve in both regular sessions of the 5th
Legislative Assembly, and the special session called to prepare a second constitutional convention after the rejection of the first attempt at a Wisconsin constitution.
463:, in June 1822. Due to his father's ministry, he traveled frequently during his childhood around southern Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. At age 12, he went to work as an apprentice in the office of the
642:. He was the author of the measures to abolish and re-organize the board of public works and the city health department. He was subsequently elected as a representative of Chicago on the
627:. Before leaving Wisconsin, he had been a part owner of the State Bank of Monroe, and after the federal banking law, he became an original shareholder in the Second National Bank of
539:. The killing had occurred in February 1842, but in 1843 was brought to Green County as a change in venue. Stewart was assisted in the prosecution by Dane County district attorney
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During the 1850s, Stewart had served as a brigade paymaster in the
Wisconsin militia. In 1862, he was appointed an allotment commissioner for Wisconsin regiments of the
646:, and was elected chairman of the county board in December 1879. He ran for another term as chairman in December 1880, but was defeated by D. B. Purington.
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traveling to the various
Wisconsin regiments spread across the theaters of the war to assist soldiers in directing their pay to their families back home.
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minister of the Ohio conference. Although a fourth generation
American, his family was almost entirely of Scottish descent.
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Wisconsin state senator and Chicago politician. For others with a similar name, see
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legislative sessions. During his term in the Senate, he was elected by the
Legislature as one of their appointees to the
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of Green County in 1843, and was called upon to prosecute the infamous case of
Wisconsin territorial legislator
523:, where he began his own legal practice. At that time, he was only the second practicing lawyer in what is now
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newspaper, then a neutral paper, and turned it into the Monroe
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John W. Stewart was a son of Reverend John Stewart, a
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on the Republican Party ticket. He defeated Democrat
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Presidents of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
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491:In the Spring of 1841, he traveled west to the
507:, where he went to work in the law offices of
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519:After a year as postmaster, he moved east to
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445:in 1880. His name was often abbreviated as
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1232:Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
649:In his later years, he resided mostly in
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602:University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
535:, who shot and killed fellow legislator
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634:He was subsequently elected to the
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433:. Later in life, he was active in
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1272:19th-century Wisconsin politicians
859:History of Green County, Wisconsin
716:General Election, November 8, 1859
644:Cook County Board of Commissioners
548:5th Wisconsin Territorial Assembly
443:Cook County Board of Commissioners
431:5th Wisconsin Territorial Assembly
14:
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1237:19th-century American legislators
1222:Augusta College (Kentucky) alumni
413:pioneer. He was a member of the
1212:People from Lancaster, Wisconsin
1084:History of Cook County, Illinois
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16:19th century American politician
1247:District attorneys in Wisconsin
906:. September 28, 1899. p. 4
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1202:People from Vincennes, Indiana
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661:, on September 7, 1899.
1252:Chicago City Council members
1081:Andreas, A. T., ed. (1884).
900:"In Memoriam - John Stewart"
459:John W. Stewart was born in
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611:. He spent much of the
455:Early life and education
284:Cause of death
147:House of Representatives
686:Wisconsin Senate (1859)
525:Green County, Wisconsin
533:James Russell Vineyard
501:William Henry Harrison
1242:Wisconsin postmasters
183:Serving with
636:Chicago City Council
541:Alexander L. Collins
527:. He was appointed
297:Greenwood Cemetery,
220:Position established
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537:Charles C. P. Arndt
493:Wisconsin Territory
483:, for three years.
403:John Wesley Stewart
152:Wisconsin Territory
1262:Wisconsin pioneers
1153:Political offices
1119:John Holden Warren
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659:Evanston, Illinois
629:Freeport, Illinois
613:American Civil War
461:Vincennes, Indiana
437:politics, and was
260:Vincennes, Indiana
232:Position abolished
190:William W. Wheeler
185:Charles Lum (1847)
127:John Holden Warren
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1173:Succeeded by
1143:Succeeded by
904:The Weekly Teller
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681:Electoral history
677:city government.
529:district attorney
481:Augusta, Kentucky
475:, then attending
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299:Monroe, Wisconsin
277:Chicago, Illinois
270:September 7, 1899
207:(1847–1848)
199:(1847–1848)
197:Elisha T. Gardner
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1207:People from Ohio
1158:Preceded by
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1128:Wisconsin Senate
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586:Wisconsin Senate
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497:Prairie du Chien
487:Wisconsin career
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409:politician, and
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134:Succeeded by
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85:Succeeded by
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1197:1899 deaths
1192:1822 births
1160:Henry Senne
761:Henry Adams
590:Henry Adams
421:during the
215:Preceded by
122:Preceded by
79:Henry Senne
75:Preceded by
1186:Categories
823:References
812:Republican
756:Democratic
726:Republican
699:Candidate
609:Union Army
552:Whig Party
469:Troy, Ohio
407:Republican
389:Profession
312:Republican
253:1822-06-01
1132:from the
776:Plurality
671:Methodist
516:friends.
505:Lancaster
411:Wisconsin
379:Education
177:In office
112:In office
101:from the
65:In office
1136:district
804:+41.82%
572:Sentinel
439:chairman
353:Children
169:counties
105:district
46:obituary
1094:May 21,
1062:May 21,
1032:May 21,
997:May 21,
971:May 20,
941:May 21,
910:May 21,
869:May 21,
800:100.0%
786:+3.28%
783:16.31%
768:41.84%
747:+1.64%
742:58.16%
625:Chicago
441:of the
435:Chicago
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149:of the
795:2,808
765:1,175
737:1,633
702:Votes
696:Party
655:Drospy
521:Monroe
511:&
509:Barber
392:Lawyer
327:Spouse
279:, U.S.
262:, U.S.
203:&
192:(1847)
568:Union
513:Dewey
465:Times
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161:Green
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598:1861
596:and
594:1860
560:Sauk
556:Dane
427:1861
425:and
423:1860
317:Whig
267:Died
247:Born
167:Sauk
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