Alexander David Stewart

Alexander David Stewart (September 19, 1852 – March 13, 1899) was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, from 1894 to 1895.

Alexander David Stewart
Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
In office
1894–1895
Preceded byPeter Campbell Blaicher
Succeeded byGeorge Elias Tuckett
Personal details
Born(1852-09-19)September 19, 1852
Leghorn, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
DiedMarch 13, 1899(1899-03-13) (aged 46)
Somewhere Island, Yukon
Resting placeSomewhere Island, Yukon
SpouseEmily Mary Otter (1878)
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
ProfessionChief of Police

Biography

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Stewart was born in Leghorn, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He trained as a medical doctor at University of Edinburgh, but he never practiced as a doctor. He also studied with Joseph Lister at Aberdeen.

He married Emily Mary Otter in 1878.

He served as Chief of Hamilton Police in Hamilton for six years. In 1885, he was sent to act as Marshall of the Court for the Trial of Louis Riel. Electricity was installed in City Hall during his two-year term. In 1898, he joined an expedition to the Yukon gold fields. He died of scurvy on Somewhere Island, Yukon, at the confluence of the Peel and Beaver Rivers, March 13, 1899, and was buried there.

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