John Julius Thomas Stewart (6 January 1910 – 19 September 1972) was an Australian politician who represented the Electoral district of Kahibah

Electoral district of Kahibah

Kahibah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member districts from part of the electoral district of Newcastle and named after the Newcastle suburb of Kahibah. It was abolished in 1920, with the...

 (1957-71) and the Charlestown

Electoral district of Charlestown

Charlestown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Andrew Cornwell of the Liberal Party of Australia....

 (1971-72) for the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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Early life

Stewart was born to parents Charles Thomas Stewart, a Caulker, and Mary Jane Sheen. Stewart jnr was educated at Wickham

Wickham, New South Wales

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 and Cooks Hill

Cooks Hill, New South Wales

Cooks Hill is an inner city suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is typified by its tree lined streets, rows of Victorian terrace housing, turn of the century timber cottages and corner pubs.-Description:...

 Boys' High School. He apprenticed to boilermaking at Walsh Island Government dockyard in Newcastle

Newcastle, New South Wales

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...

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After a long period of unemployment in the 1930's Great Depression

Great Depression

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, Stewart married Eileen Dorothy Chillinsworth on 4 December 1950 to whom they had one son. He was a Freemason.

Politics

Stewart joined the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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 in 1926. He was a member of the Hamilton

Hamilton, New South Wales

Hamilton is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district. The main commercial centre is located around Beaumont Street and boasts a vibrant multicultural atmosphere providing an array of restaurants, retail, fashion and commercial outlets...

, Adamstown

Adamstown, New South Wales

Adamstown is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area....

 and Dudley

Dudley, New South Wales

Dudley is a southern coastal suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located southwest of Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.- History :...

-Redhead

Redhead, New South Wales

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 branches. He was President of Kahabah

Kahibah, New South Wales

Kahibah is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district.Kahibah is the closest suburb to Glenrock Lagoon, and is drained by Flaggy and Little Flaggy creeks which flows into Glenrock Lagoon 2 km to the east...

 state electoral council.

Stewart won Labor pre-selection for the Electoral district of Kahibah

Electoral district of Kahibah

Kahibah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member districts from part of the electoral district of Newcastle and named after the Newcastle suburb of Kahibah. It was abolished in 1920, with the...

 and contested and won the seat in 1957, defeating incumbent Independent Labor Party member Tom Armstrong. He won re-election at the 1959, 1962, 1965 and 1968 elections. With abolision of the seat of Kahibah at the 1971 election

New South Wales state election, 1971

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, Stewart switched seats to the nearby seat of Charlestown

Electoral district of Charlestown

Charlestown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Andrew Cornwell of the Liberal Party of Australia....

. He won the seat but died shortly after the election.

Death

Shortly after winning the seat of Charlestown, Stewart died at his home on 19 September 1972. His funeral was held at Beresfield crematorium by Adamstown Methodist Church ministers.