David Stuart (medic)

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Doctor David Stuart (born August 3, 1753 in Scotland , † circa 1814 ) was a colleague, friend and correspondent of George Washington and was one of the commissioners responsible for the planning and design of the new capital Washington, DC

Private life

Born in Scotland, studied Stuart languages and medicine at the University of St Andrews in Edinburgh . He then emigrated to America and founded a practice in Alexandria ( Virginia ). He became a relative of George Washington when he married Eleanor Calvert Custis in 1783 , the widow of Washington's stepson John Parke Custis . There are still a number of letters from Washington to Stuart in which he wrote on family matters and Virginia's politics.

Eleanor and David together had five daughters and two sons:

  • Ann Calvert Stuart Robinson (* 1784) ∞ William Robinson
  • Sarah Stuart Waite (* 1786) ∞ Obed Waite
  • Ariana Calvert Stuart
  • William Sholto Stuart
  • Eleanor Custis Stuart (* 1792)
  • Charles Calvert Stuart (1794–1846) ∞ Cornelia Lee
  • Rosalie Eugenia Stuart Webster (1796–1886) ∞ William Greenleaf Webster

Eleanor and David lived in two locations in Fairfax County , Virginia: Hope Park and Ossian Hall.

Political career

Stuart was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives and voted in 1788 to ratify the United States Constitution . He voted for ratification.

He was one of the electors for the Prince William District in northeastern Virginia in the 1789 presidential election . The district consists of the counties Fairfax , Fauquier , Loudoun and Prince William and is located west of the capital Washington. All ten voters from Virginia voted with one of their two votes for George Washington. Five of them gave their other voice to John Adams , three to George Clinton , one to John Hancock and one to John Jay .

In 1790, Stuart was appointed commissioner who was responsible for the location and planning of the new capital Washington . He served on this commission until at least 1793.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Washington to Dr. Stuart: Some Unpublished Letters of the First President," New York Times, March 14, 1880, p. 4th
  2. ^ The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources . United States Government Printing Office . Retrieved October 7, 2009.
  3. ^ Edmund Jennings Lee: Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892 . Heritage Books. Retrieved March 1, 2008.
  4. ^ National Genealogical Society: National Genealogical Society Quarterly . National Genealogical Society. 1917. Retrieved March 1, 2008.
  5. ^ The History of the Virginia Federal Convention of 1788 ..., Hugh B. Grigsby, Vol. II, 1891, p. 38
  6. ^ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, by Gordon DenBoer, Volume 2, page 303
  7. ↑ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, by Gordon DenBoer, Volume 2, pages 304-5
  8. ↑ http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5085869
personal data
SURNAME Stuart, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American doctor and commissioner in the planning of Washington
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1753
PLACE OF BIRTH Scotland
DATE OF DEATH around 1814