Henry Carter Stuart

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HC Stuart

Henry Carter Stuart (born January 18, 1855 in Wytheville , Wythe County , Virginia , † July 24, 1933 in Elk Garden , Virginia) was an American politician and from 1914 to 1918 governor of the state of Virginia.

Early years and political advancement

Henry Stuart attended Emory and Henry College and then studied law at the University of Virginia . He then ran his father's extensive business and became a wealthy man. In addition to the financial sector, these businesses also extended to agriculture and, in particular, to animal husbandry. Stuart became president of several finance firms; between 1902 and 1908 he was a member of the Virginia State Corporation Commission . As a member of the Democratic Party in 1914, he became the only governor of his state to date who had neither a candidate in the primary elections nor in the actual election.

Governor of Virginia

Henry Stuart took up his new office on February 1, 1914. The first phase of his term of office passed without any particular incident. After the United States entered the First World War in April 1917, Virginia also had to make its contribution to this war. As everywhere in the USA, production in Virginia had to be converted to armaments. Young men were picked up and made available to the armed forces. Food and fuel were rationed. In 1917, Governor Stuart was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson to chair the President's National Advisory Commission on Agriculture. Stuart was also a member of the Commission on Price Control in the Defense Industry.

Another résumé

Henry Stuart's tenure ended on February 1, 1918. Stuart represented the interests of agriculture in a presidential committee for the control of industrial production ( President's National Industrial Conference ). He also supported a movement campaigning for an amendment to the Virginia Constitution, which went into effect in 1928 and resulted in the elimination of national debt. Stuart also served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Emory and Henry College and a member of the Board of Visitors at the University of Virginia. The ex-governor died on July 24, 1933 in Elk Garden, where he lived. He was married to Margaret Bruce Carter, with whom he had a child.

literature

  • Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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