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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyCharles STEWART
(1729-1800)
STEWART, Charles, a
Delegate from New Jersey; born in Gortlea, County Donegal, Ireland,
in 1729; immigrated to the United States in 1750; engaged in
agricultural pursuits; was commissioned lieutenant colonel of
militia in Hunterdon County, N.J., April 10, 1771; commissioned
colonel of a battalion of Minutemen on February 15, 1776; appointed
commissary general of issues by the Continental Congress on June
18, 1777; Member of the Continental Congress in 1784 and 1785; died
in Flemington, N.J., on June 24, 1800; interment in Old Stone
Church, Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, N.J.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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