Charles Wallace Stewart
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Charles Wallace Stewart (9 June 1885 – 1948) was a Progressive party
Progressive Party of Canada
The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...

 member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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. He was born in York County, Ontario
York County, Ontario
York County is a historic county in Upper Canada, Canada West, and the Canadian province of Ontario.York County was created in 1792 and was part of the jurisdiction of Home District of Upper Canada...

 and became a farmer. From 1908 to 1918, he was reeve of Pleasantdale, Saskatchewan
Pleasantdale, Saskatchewan
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The son of Stephen W.L Stewart and Sarah Pattenden, Stewart was educated in Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...

 and Winnipeg. In 1911, he married Frances H. Singer. He was elected to Parliament at the Humboldt
Humboldt (electoral district)
Humboldt was a federal electoral district in Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1953. When it was created in 1903, it was part of the Northwest Territories. When Saskatchewan became a province in 1905, Humboldt riding was in that province...

 riding in the 1921 general election
Canadian federal election, 1921
The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Canada. The Union government that had governed Canada through the First World War was defeated, and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader...

. After serving his only federal term, the 14th Canadian Parliament
14th Canadian Parliament
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, Stewart was defeated in the 1925 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1925
The Canadian federal election of 1925 was held on October 29 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party formed a minority government. This precipitated the "King-Byng Affair".The Liberals under...

 by Albert Frederick Totzke
Albert Frederick Totzke
Albert Frederick Totzke was a pharmacist and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Vonda in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1908 to 1917 and Humboldt in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935 as a Liberal.He was born in Berlin, Ontario , the son of Carl...

 of the Liberal party
Liberal Party of Canada
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