Sir Percy Malcolm Stewart, 1st Baronet (May 9, 1872 - February 27, 1951), was an English industrialist and philanthropist.

Stewart was President of the Portland Cement company. Sir Percy Malcolm Stewart and his father, Sir Halley Stewart

Halley Stewart

Sir Halley Stewart was an English businessman, journalist, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician who sat as an Member of Parliament from 1887 to 1895 and again from 1906 to 1910.-Family and education:...

, believed in good working and living conditions for employees. They developed the model village of Stewartby in Bedfordshire from 1926 onwards. As a special commissioner appointed by Ramsay MacDonald

Ramsay MacDonald

James Ramsay MacDonald, PC, FRS was a British politician who was the first ever Labour Prime Minister, leading a minority government for two terms....

's Labour government of 1934, he helped devise schemes to reduce unemployment

Unemployment

Unemployment , as defined by the International Labour Organization, occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively sought work within the past four weeks...

. In 1937 he was created a baronet

Baronet

A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...

.