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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaJohn David STEWART
(1833-1894)
STEWART, John David, a
Representative from Georgia; born near Fayetteville, Fayette
County, Ga., August 2, 1833; attended the common schools and
Marshall College, Griffin, Ga.; taught school two years in Griffin,
Spalding County, Ga.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1856
and commenced practice in Griffin, Ga.; probate judge of Spalding
County 1858-1860; lieutenant and captain in the Thirteenth Georgia
Regiment during the Civil War; member of the State house of
representatives 1865-1867; studied theology; was ordained as a
minister of the Baptist Church in 1871; mayor of Griffin in 1875
and 1876; judge of the superior court from November 7, 1879, to
January 1, 1886, when he resigned to become a candidate for
Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first
Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891); unsuccessful candidate
for renomination in 1890; engaged in the practice of his profession
until his death in Griffin, Ga., January 28, 1894; interment in Oak
Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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