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Alexander David Stewart

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Alexander David Stewart
Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
In office
1894–1895
Preceded byPeter Campbell Blaicher
Succeeded byGeorge Elias Tuckett
Personal details
Born(1852-09-19)September 19, 1852
Leghorn, Italy
DiedMarch 13, 1899(1899-03-13) (aged 46)
Somewhere Island, Yukon
Resting placeSomewhere Island, Yukon
SpouseEmily Mary Otter (1878)
Alma materEdinburgh University
ProfessionChief of Police

Alexander David Stewart (September 19, 1852 – March 13, 1899) was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1894 to 1895. He was born in Leghorn, Italy. He trained as a doctor at Edinburgh University, but he never practiced as a doctor. He also studied with Joseph Lister at Aberdeen. He married to Emily Mary Otter in 1878. He served as Chief of Police in Hamilton for six years. In 1885, he was sent to act as Marshall of the Court for the Trial of Louis Riel. Electricity was installed in City Hall during his two-year term. In 1898, he joined an expedition to the Yukon gold fields. He died of scurvy on Somewhere Island, Yukon, at the confluence of the Peel and Beaver Rivers, March 13, 1899 and was buried there.

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