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Andrew Stewart (American politician, died 1872)

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Andrew Stewart
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 18th district
In office
1843–1849
Preceded byJames McPherson Russell
Succeeded byAndrew Jackson Ogle
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 20th district
In office
1833–1835
Preceded bydistrict created
Succeeded byAndrew Buchanan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 14th district
In office
1831–1833
Preceded byThomas Irwin
Succeeded byJoseph Henderson
In office
1823–1829
Preceded byWalter Forward
Succeeded byThomas Irwin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 13th district
In office
1821–1823
Preceded byChristian Tarr
Succeeded byJohn Tod
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1815–1818
Personal details
Born(1791-06-11)June 11, 1791
near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 16, 1872(1872-07-16) (aged 81)
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeUnion Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Jackson Republican
Jacksonian
Anti-Masonic
Whig
Republican
ChildrenAndrew Stewart
Alma materWashington College
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Andrew Stewart (June 11, 1791 – July 16, 1872) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Early life

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Andrew Stewart was born on June 11, 1791, near Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Washington College (now Washington & Jefferson College) in Washington, Pennsylvania.[1] He was one of the founders of the Union Literary Society at Washington College.[2] He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1815.[1]

Career

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Stewart commenced practice in Uniontown. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1815 to 1818. He was appointed by President James Monroe as the first U.S. District Attorney for the newly created United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania based in Pittsburgh, serving until 1821.[1]

Stewart was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress, reelected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress, elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress, and reelected as an Adams candidate to the Twentieth Congress. He was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834.[1]

Stewart was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Manufactures during the Thirtieth Congress. In 1848 he declined to be a candidate for renomination.[1] He was given the nickname "Tariff Andy" for his association with tariffs.[3]

He was affiliated with the Republican Party,[1] and was a delegate at the 1860 Republican National Convention.[citation needed] He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1870. He was largely interested in building and real estate.[1] He was instrumental in the construction of Madison College.[4]

Personal life

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Stewart was the father of Andrew Stewart, who also served as U.S. Representative.[1]

Stewart died on July 16, 1872, in Uniontown and was interred in Union Cemetery.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Stewart, Andrew". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ McClelland, W.C. (1903). "A History of Literary Societies at Washington & Jefferson College". The Centennial Celebration of the Chartering of Jefferson College in 1802. Philadelphia: George H. Buchanan and Company. pp. 111–132.
  3. ^ Wiley, Samuel T. (1891). Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania. John M. Gresham & Co. p. 75. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  4. ^ "A Worthy Example" (PDF). Raftsman's Journal (Clearfield, PA). 23 February 1870. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
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from Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district
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from Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district
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from Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district
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