John Wolcott Stewart

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John Wolcott Stewart

33^rd Governor of Vermont
In office 1870 – 1872
Lieutenant(s)	George N. Dale
Preceded by	George W. Hendee
Succeeded by	Julius Converse

Born	November 24, 1825 Middlebury, Vermont
Died	October 29, 1915 Middlebury, Vermont
Political party	Republican
Profession	lawyer / politician

John Wolcott Stewart (November 24, 1825 - October 29, 1915) was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Vermont.

Born in Middlebury, Vermont, Stewart graduated from the Middlebury Academy (now Middlebury College) in 1846. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1850, and commenced practice there. He became the prosecuting attorney of Addison County from 1852 to 1854.

Stewart served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1856, and then was a member of the Vermont Senate from 1861 to 1862. He returned to the state house from 1865 to 1867, serving as the speaker, and then became the Governor of Vermont from 1870 to 1872. Later he returned to the state house for a single year, in 1876, again serving as speaker.

Stewart was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1891. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890, but instead engaged in the banking business at Middlebury. He was appointed to the United States Senate on March 24, 1908, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Redfield Proctor, and served until October 21, 1908, when a successor was elected. After this he retired from political life and active business pursuits, and resided in Middlebury until his death. He was interred in West Cemetery.

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John Wolcott Stewart married Emma Seymour Battell on November 21, 1860, the daughter of Philip Battell and Emma Hart Seymour; who was the daughter of US Senator Horatio Seymour (Vermont). Phillip great grandmother Mehitabel ‘Mary’ Sherman was the sister of American founding father and US Senator Roger Sherman. Phillip's grandmother, Martha ‘Patty’ Sherman Mitchell, was the widow of the Rev. Justus Mitchell and the daughter of Mehitabel and Roger Sherman's brother... the Rev. Josiah Sherman. Rev. Josiah Sherman was also the great-grandfather of US Senator Chauncey Depew. Roger Sherman was also the grandfather of US Senators Roger Sherman Baldwin, William M. Evarts and George Frisbie Hoar.

US Senator Horatio Seymour (Vermont) was the brother of US Representative Henry Seymour; uncle of US Representative Origen Storrs Seymour and New York Governor Horatio Seymour; who was the brother-in-law of US Senator Roscoe Conkling. He was also the great-uncle of US Representative Edward Woodruff Seymour; who was the son of Origen Storrs Seymour.

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Seymour-Conkling family of New York Political Graveyard
Baldwin family of Connecticut Political Graveyard
Hoar family of Massachusetts Political Graveyard
A Dance to Remember: Emma Hart Seymour, Philip Battell, and the Commencement Ball of 1826
Phillip Battell Biographies of Addison County, Vermont
John Wolcott Stewart Biographies of Addison County, Vermont
John W. Stewart Middlebury College
"Museum Offers a Look into the Life of local Jewel, Jessica Swift” Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History
Swift House Inn

This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Preceded by Charles Herbert Joyce	U.S. Representative from Vermont's first district 1883 - 1891	Succeeded by H. Henry Powers
Preceded by Redfield Proctor	United States Senator (Class 1) from Vermont 1908 Served alongside: William P. Dillingham	Succeeded by Carroll S. Page