Thomas E. Stewart

Thomas Elliott Stewart (born September 22, 1824 in New York City , † January 9, 1904 ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1867 and 1869 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Elliott Stewart was born and raised in New York City. He completed his preparatory studies and then studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1847 and then began practicing in New York City. In 1854 he was a member of the education committee. He served in the New York State Assembly in 1865 and 1866 . Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party . Between 1866 and 1868 he was a member of the Republican State Committee .

In the congressional elections of 1866 Stewart was elected as a Conservative Republican in the sixth constituency of New York to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Henry J. Raymond on March 4, 1867 . Since it to submit a bid again two years later abandoned, he retired from the after March 3, 1869 Congress of.

He then returned to New York City, where he resumed his practice as a lawyer. In 1872 he chaired the Liberal Republican General Committee in New York City. Between 1874 and 1876 he was a Park Commissioner in New York City. He died on March 9, 1904 in New York City and was then on the Center Cemetery in New Milford ( Connecticut buried).

Web links

• Thomas E. Stewart in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas E. Stewart in the database of Find a Grave (English)