John Stuart (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About John Stuart (Canadian politician)
- John Stuart (June 24, 1830 – September 15, 1913) was a Scottish-born wholesale grocer and political figure in Ontario.
- He represented Norfolk South in the House of Commons of Canada in 1874 as a Liberal member. He was born in Keith, Banffshire, the son of James Stuart.
- He was educated there, worked as a clerk in a lawyer's office and came to Canada West in 1848, settling first in Toronto and then Hamilton in 1864.
- In 1856, he married Jane Jacques.
- In 1864, he established a wholesale grocery business in partnership with Alexander Harvey, the husband of his sister Margaret.
- Stuart was elected in the 1874 federal election; his election was overturned after an appeal and he was defeated by William Wallace in the by-election held in December 1874.
- Stuart was also vice-president of the Bank of Hamilton and a director of the Wellington, Bruce and Grey Railway.
- He also served as president of the Hamilton and North-Western Railway.
- Stuart died in Toronto at the age of 83.
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