William Snodgrass Stewart (February 13, 1855 – February 11, 1938) was a lawyer, judge and political figure on Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He represented 5th Queens

5th Queens

5th Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993. The district was also known as Charlottetown Common until 1939....

 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

 from 1912 to 1914 as a Conservative.

He was born in Marshfield, Prince Edward Island, the son of Alexander Stewart, and was educated at Prince of Wales College

Prince of Wales College

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, Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University

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 and McGill University

McGill University

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. He studied law with Frederick Peters

Frederick Peters

Frederick Peters was a lawyer and Prince Edward Island politician, who served as the sixth Premier of Prince Edward Island.-Early life and career:Peters was born in Charlottetown and educated at King's College in Nova Scotia...

, was called to the bar in 1883 and set up practice in Summerside

Summerside, Prince Edward Island

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. Stewart later moved to Charlottetown

Charlottetown

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. In 1892, he married Annie Augusta, the daughter of Henry Beer

Henry Beer

Henry Beer was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1870 to 1879 and from 1883 to 1886. Beer was also the ninth mayor of Charlottetown from 1885 until his death in 1886.He was born in...

. Stewart ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1893 and 1908 and for a seat in the House of Commons in 1900. Stewart served in the province's Executive Council as a minister without portfolio

Minister without Portfolio

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 from 1912 to 1914. He resigned his seat in that year after he was named a judge for Queens County

Queens County, Prince Edward Island

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. In 1920, he was named to the Admiralty Court. Stewart retired from the bench in 1930. He was mayor of Charlottetown from 1932 to 1934. He died in Charlottetown at the age of 82.