John D. Stewart
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John David Stewart was a U.S. Representative
from Georgia
.
Born near Fayetteville, Georgia
, Stewart attended the common schools and Marshall College, Griffin, Georgia
.
He taught school two years in Griffin, Georgia
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1856 and commenced practice in Griffin, Georgia
.
Probate judge of Spalding County 1858-1860.
He served as lieutenant and captain in the Thirteenth Georgia Regiment during the Civil War
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1865-1867.
He studied theology.
He was ordained as a minister of the Baptist Church in 1871.
He served as mayor of Griffin in 1875 and 1876.
He served as judge of the superior court from November 7, 1879, to January 1, 1886, when he resigned to become a candidate for Congress.
Stewart was elected as a Democrat
to the Fiftieth
and Fifty-first
Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1890.
He engaged in the practice of his profession until his death in Griffin, Georgia
, January 28, 1894.
He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
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Born near Fayetteville, Georgia
Fayetteville, Georgia
Fayetteville is a town in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,945. The city is the county seat of Fayette County. Fayetteville is located approximately 22 miles from the city of Atlanta....
, Stewart attended the common schools and Marshall College, Griffin, Georgia
Griffin, Georgia
Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 23,643.-Geography:Griffin is located at ....
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He taught school two years in Griffin, Georgia
Griffin, Georgia
Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 23,643.-Geography:Griffin is located at ....
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1856 and commenced practice in Griffin, Georgia
Griffin, Georgia
Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 23,643.-Geography:Griffin is located at ....
.
Probate judge of Spalding County 1858-1860.
He served as lieutenant and captain in the Thirteenth Georgia Regiment during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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He served as member of the State house of representatives 1865-1867.
He studied theology.
He was ordained as a minister of the Baptist Church in 1871.
He served as mayor of Griffin in 1875 and 1876.
He served as judge of the superior court from November 7, 1879, to January 1, 1886, when he resigned to become a candidate for Congress.
Stewart was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fiftieth
50th United States Congress
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and Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1890.
He engaged in the practice of his profession until his death in Griffin, Georgia
Griffin, Georgia
Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 23,643.-Geography:Griffin is located at ....
, January 28, 1894.
He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.