William Stewart (congressman)
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William Stewart was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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William Stewart was born in Mercer, Pennsylvania
. He attended the public schools and graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Mercer. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
.
Stewart was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth
and Thirty-sixth
Congresses. He was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War during the Thirty-sixth Congress. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Mercer in 1876, aged 66. Interred in Mercer Cemetery.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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William Stewart was born in Mercer, Pennsylvania
Mercer, Pennsylvania
Mercer is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,391 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mercer County. Mercer is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. He attended the public schools and graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Canonsburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, southwest of Pittsburgh. Canonsburg was laid out by Colonel John Canon in 1789 and incorporated in 1802....
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Mercer. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such...
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Stewart was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth
35th United States Congress
The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James...
and Thirty-sixth
36th United States Congress
The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth...
Congresses. He was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War during the Thirty-sixth Congress. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Mercer in 1876, aged 66. Interred in Mercer Cemetery.