James F. Stewart

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James F. Stewart

James Fleming Stewart (born June 15, 1851 in Paterson , New Jersey , †  January 21, 1904 ) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1903 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Stewart attended both public and private schools. After a subsequent law degree at the City University of New York and his admission to the bar in 1870, he began to work in this profession in New York City . In 1875 he returned to Paterson, where he also practiced as a lawyer. From 1890 to 1895 Stewart was employed by the Paterson City Council in the Police Department as a Recorder Criminal Magistrate . Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party .

In the congressional election of 1894 , Stewart was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Cornelius A. Cadmus on March 4, 1895 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four terms in Congress by March 3, 1903 . During this time the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell . From 1897 Stewart was chairman of the Naval Department's Expenditure Control Committee.

In 1902, James Stewart was not confirmed. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked as a lawyer again. He died on January 21, 1904 in his native Paterson, where he was also buried.

Web links

  • James F. Stewart in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)