Andrew Stewart (American politician, died 1903)

Andrew Stewart
The Pittsburgh Press, November 7, 1892
Personal details
Born	(1836-04-06)April 6, 1836 Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	October 18, 1903(1903-10-18) (aged 67) Stewarton, Springfield Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse	Leila McCulloh
Relations	Andrew Stewart (father)
Children	2
Alma mater	Madison College Jefferson Medical College
Profession	Physician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service	Union Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Captain (army) Lieutenant Colonel (Brevet
Unit	85th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Wars	American Civil War

Andrew Stewart (April 6, 1836 – October 18, 1903) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Andrew Stewart (son of Congressman Andrew Stewart) was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He attended Sewickley Academy in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, and Madison College in Uniontown. He studied medicine and attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Civil War he enlisted as a private in the Eighty-fifth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served throughout the war. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1874. He presented credentials as a Republican Member-elect to the Fifty-second Congress and served from March 4, 1891, to February 26, 1892, when he was succeeded by Alexander K. Craig, who contested his election. He was again an unsuccessful candidate to the same congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alexander Craig. He was later engaged in the manufacture of paper pulp and lumber. He died in Stewarton, Springfield Township, Pennsylvania. Interment in Union Cemetery in Uniontown.

References

• United States Congress. "Andrew Stewart (id: S000900)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
• The Political Graveyard

External links

• "Andrew Stewart". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-02-14.