John Stewart (New South Wales colonial politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About John Stewart (New South Wales colonial politician)
- John Stewart (1 October 1810 – 30 July 1896) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in Northumberland to estate agent Malcolm Stewart and Elizabeth Scott.
- He graduated from the Royal Veterinary College at Edinburgh in 1827 and was a professor at the Andersonian University in Glasgow from 1834 to 1840.
- In 1841 he migrated to Sydney, where he married Sarah Pringle on 1 November 1842; they had four children.
- He established a practice which he ran until 1852, when he retired to Keira Vale.
- He moved back to Sydney in 1866, when he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Illawarra.
- Defeated in 1869, he was returned for Kiama in 1871, serving until his defeat in 1874.
- In 1879 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council.
- He resumed veterinary practice in 1882.
- He left the Legislative Council in 1895 and died at Summer Hill the following year.
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