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{{short description|American politician}}
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|order1=33rd
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|office= Governor of Vermont
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|term_start1= October 6, 1870
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|successor3= [[Carroll S. Page]]
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|successor4=[[James Loren Martin]]
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|birth_place= [[Middlebury, Vermont]]
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|spouse=Emma Seymour Battell
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'''John Wolcott Stewart''' (November 24, 1825{{ndash}}October 29, 1915) was an [[United States|American]] lawyer and politician from [[Vermont]]. He served as [[Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives]] and as the [[List of Governors of Vermont|33rd]] [[Governor of Vermont]] before serving in the [[United States House of Representatives]] and briefly in the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]].
'''John Wolcott Stewart''' (November 24, 1825{{spaced ndash}}October 29, 1915) was an American lawyer and politician from [[Vermont]]. He served as [[Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives]] and as the [[List of Governors of Vermont|33rd governor of Vermont]] before serving in the [[United States House of Representatives]] and briefly in the [[U.S. Senate]].


==Biography==
Born in [[Middlebury, Vermont]], Stewart attended the Middlebury Academy and graduated from [[Middlebury College]] in 1846. He studied law and was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1850. He became the [[Prosecutor|prosecuting attorney]] of [[Addison County, Vermont|Addison County]] from 1852 to 1854.
Born in [[Middlebury, Vermont]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.city-data.com/city/Middlebury-Vermont.html|title= Middlebury, Vermont
|publisher=City-Data.com |access-date= June 25, 2014}}</ref> Stewart attended the Middlebury Academy, and graduated from [[Middlebury College]] in 1846. He studied law with [[Horatio Seymour (Vermont politician)|Horatio Seymour]], and was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1850. He served as [[State's Attorney]] of [[Addison County, Vermont|Addison County]] from 1852 to 1854. He married Emma Seymour Battell on November 21, 1860, and they had five children. Emma Battell was the daughter of Philip Battell and Emma Hart Seymour, and Emma Hart Seymour was the daughter of Horatio Seymour.<ref>{{cite book|title=John Wolcott Stewart|year=1912|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_tt2_3hTQxFMC|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_tt2_3hTQxFMC/page/n434 367]|publisher=Encyclopedia, Vermont Biography|access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref> Stewart's brother [[Dugald Stewart (Vermont politician)|Dugald]] served as [[Vermont Auditor of Accounts]] from 1864 to 1870.


==Career==
Stewart served as a member of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]] in 1856, and then was a member of the [[Vermont Senate]] from 1861 to 1862. He returned to the state House from 1865 to 1867, serving as speaker, and then became the [[governor of Vermont]] from 1870 to 1872. Later he returned to the state House for a single year, in 1876, again serving as speaker.
Stewart served as a member of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]] in 1856, and then was a member of the [[Vermont Senate]] from 1861 to 1862. He returned to the state House from 1865 to 1867, serving as [[Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives|Speaker]], and then became the [[governor of Vermont]] from 1870 to 1872. He was the first governor of the state to serve a two-year term.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Wolcott Stewart|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_vermont/col2-content/main-content-list/title_stewart_john.html|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref> Until 1870, Vermont governors were elected annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snellingcenter.org/filemanager/download/3681 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-01-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112041922/http://www.snellingcenter.org/filemanager/download/3681 |archive-date=January 12, 2016 }}</ref> Later he returned to the state House from 1876 to 1878, and again served as Speaker.


Stewart was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the U.S. House of Representatives in the [[United States House of Representatives elections, 1882|1882 election]]. He was subsequently reelected and served from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1891. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in [[United States House of Representatives elections, 1890|1890]], but instead engaged in the [[banking]] business at Middlebury.
Stewart was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the U.S. House of Representatives in the [[1882 United States House of Representatives elections|1882 election]]. He was subsequently reelected and served from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1891. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in [[1890 United States House of Representatives elections|1890]], but instead engaged in the banking business at Middlebury. Stewart was appointed to the Senate on March 24, 1908, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[Redfield Proctor]], and served until October 21 of that year, when a successor was elected.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Wolcott Stewart|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000917|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref>


==Death==
Stewart was appointed to the Senate on March 24, 1908, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[Redfield Proctor]], and served until October 21 of that year, when a successor was elected. After this he retired from political life and active business pursuits, and resided in Middlebury until his death. He is interred in West Cemetery.
Stewart retired from political life and active business pursuits, and resided in Middlebury until his death there. He is interred at West Cemetery in Middlebury.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Wolcott Stewart|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stewart5.html#770.61.04|publisher=The Political Graveyard|access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref>


==Family==
==References==
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Stewart married Emma Seymour Battell on November 21, 1860, the daughter of Philip Battell and Emma Hart Seymour, who was the daughter of Senator [[Horatio Seymour (Vermont)|Horatio Seymour]]. Seymour was the brother of Representative [[Henry Seymour]], and the uncle of Representative [[Origen Storrs Seymour]] and [[Governor of New York|New York Governor]] [[Horatio Seymour]], who was the brother-in-law of Senator [[Roscoe Conkling]]. Seymour was also the great-uncle of Representative [[Edward Woodruff Seymour]], who was the son of Origen Storrs Seymour.


==External links==
Philip Battell's great-grandmother Mehitabel "Mary" Sherman was the sister of the [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]] and Senator [[Roger Sherman]]. Philip's grandmother, Martha "Patty" Sherman Mitchell, was the widow of the Reverend Justus Mitchell and the daughter of Mehitabel and Roger Sherman's brother, the Reverend Josiah Sherman, who was also the great-grandfather of Senator [[Chauncey Depew]]. Roger Sherman was also the grandfather of Senators [[Roger Sherman Baldwin]], [[William M. Evarts]] and [[George Frisbie Hoar]].
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061214235212/http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/1341.html Seymour-Conkling family of New York] Political Graveyard

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070630102342/http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/1064.html Baldwin family of Connecticut] Political Graveyard
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*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/1341.html Seymour-Conkling family of New York] Political Graveyard
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061216003241/http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/1727.html Hoar family of Massachusetts] Political Graveyard
*[http://midddigital.middlebury.edu/giddywhirl/tour/dancetoremember.htm A Dance to Remember:] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070904124550/http://midddigital.middlebury.edu/giddywhirl/tour/dancetoremember.htm |date=September 4, 2007 }} Emma Hart Seymour, Philip Battell, and the Commencement Ball of 1826
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/1064.html Baldwin family of Connecticut] Political Graveyard
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061018203537/http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0012691 Phillip Battell] Biographies of Addison County, Vermont
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/1727.html Hoar family of Massachusetts] Political Graveyard
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929082925/http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0012659 John Wolcott Stewart] Biographies of Addison County, Vermont
*[http://midddigital.middlebury.edu/giddywhirl/tour/dancetoremember.htm A Dance to Remember:] Emma Hart Seymour, Philip Battell, and the Commencement Ball of 1826
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070415235312/http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/lis/lib/guides_and_tutorials/subject_guides/collection_guide-vermont/internet_resources/history_addison_county/biog_hac.htm John W. Stewart] Middlebury College
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0012691 Phillip Battell] Biographies of Addison County, Vermont
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070214031104/http://www.henrysheldonmuseum.org/article200607.html "Museum Offers a Look into the Life of local Jewel, Jessica Swift”] Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0012659 John Wolcott Stewart] Biographies of Addison County, Vermont
*[http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/lis/lib/guides_and_tutorials/subject_guides/collection_guide-vermont/internet_resources/history_addison_county/biog_hac.htm John W. Stewart] Middlebury College
*[http://www.henrysheldonmuseum.org/article200607.html "Museum Offers a Look into the Life of local Jewel, Jessica Swift”] Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History
*[http://www.swifthouseinn.com/history.html Swift House Inn]
*[http://www.swifthouseinn.com/history.html Swift House Inn]
*{{Find a Grave|22696}}
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=tt2_3hTQxFMC&dq=Charles+M.+Smith+governor+of+vermont++biography&pg=PA367 Encyclopedia, Vermont Biography]
*[http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_vermont/col2-content/main-content-list/title_stewart_john.html National Governors Association]
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John Wolcott Stewart
33rd Governor of Vermont
In office
October 6, 1870 – October 3, 1872
LieutenantGeorge N. Dale
Preceded byGeorge W. Hendee
Succeeded byJulius Converse
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Vermont's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891
Preceded byCharles Herbert Joyce
Succeeded byH. Henry Powers
United States Senator
from Vermont
In office
March 24, 1908 – October 21, 1908
Appointed byFletcher D. Proctor
Preceded byRedfield Proctor
Succeeded byCarroll S. Page
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1876–1878
Preceded byJosiah Grout
Succeeded byJames Loren Martin
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1865–1868
Preceded byAbraham B. Gardner
Succeeded byGeorge W. Grandey
Member of the Vermont Senate
In office
1861–1862
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1856
1865–1868
1876–1878
Personal details
Born(1825-11-24)November 24, 1825
Middlebury, Vermont, U.S.
DiedOctober 29, 1915(1915-10-29) (aged 89)
Middlebury, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseEmma Seymour Battell
Children5
ProfessionLawyer
Signature

John Wolcott Stewart (November 24, 1825 – October 29, 1915) was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. He served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and as the 33rd governor of Vermont before serving in the United States House of Representatives and briefly in the U.S. Senate.

Biography

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Born in Middlebury, Vermont,[1] Stewart attended the Middlebury Academy, and graduated from Middlebury College in 1846. He studied law with Horatio Seymour, and was admitted to the bar in 1850. He served as State's Attorney of Addison County from 1852 to 1854. He married Emma Seymour Battell on November 21, 1860, and they had five children. Emma Battell was the daughter of Philip Battell and Emma Hart Seymour, and Emma Hart Seymour was the daughter of Horatio Seymour.[2] Stewart's brother Dugald served as Vermont Auditor of Accounts from 1864 to 1870.

Career

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Stewart served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1856, and then was a member of the Vermont Senate from 1861 to 1862. He returned to the state House from 1865 to 1867, serving as Speaker, and then became the governor of Vermont from 1870 to 1872. He was the first governor of the state to serve a two-year term.[3] Until 1870, Vermont governors were elected annually.[4] Later he returned to the state House from 1876 to 1878, and again served as Speaker.

Stewart was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1882 election. He was subsequently reelected and served from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1891. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890, but instead engaged in the banking business at Middlebury. Stewart was appointed to the Senate on March 24, 1908, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Redfield Proctor, and served until October 21 of that year, when a successor was elected.[5]

Death

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Stewart retired from political life and active business pursuits, and resided in Middlebury until his death there. He is interred at West Cemetery in Middlebury.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Middlebury, Vermont". City-Data.com. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  2. ^ John Wolcott Stewart. Encyclopedia, Vermont Biography. 1912. p. 367. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "John Wolcott Stewart". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "John Wolcott Stewart". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  6. ^ "John Wolcott Stewart". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of Vermont
1870 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Vermont
1870–1872 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by U.S. Representative from Vermont's first district
1883–1891 		Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 1) from Vermont
1908
Served alongside: William P. Dillingham 		Succeeded by
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