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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MarylandDavid STEWART
(1800-1858)
Senate Years of Service:
1849-1850Party: WhigSTEWART, David, a Senator
from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., September 13, 1800;
completed preparatory studies; attended the College of New Jersey
(now Princeton University), and graduated from Union College,
Schenectady, N.Y., in 1819; studied law; admitted to the bar about
1821 and commenced practice in Baltimore, Md.; appointed as a Whig
to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Reverdy Johnson and served from December 6, 1849, to
January 12, 1850, when a successor was elected; was not a candidate
for election to fill the vacancy; resumed the practice of his
profession in Baltimore, Md., where he died January 5, 1858;
interment in the Stewart vault in “Old Westminster”
Burying Ground.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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