McLeod Stewart
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Ottawa
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lawyer and mayor of Ottawa from 1887 to 1888. He was born in Ottawa in 1847, the son of William Stewart, who represented Bytown (Ottawa) in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
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from 1844 to 1847.
The Stewart family owned some of the land south of Gladstone Avenue, which was then the southern limit for the City of Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. The area was called Stewarton, and the family home was located on the current site of the Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature
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. McLeod Street in Ottawa is named after him.
Stewart studied at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
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, receiving an M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
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. He served as a lieutenant in the Governor General's Foot Guards
Governor General's Foot Guards
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. In 1874, he married Linnie Emma, the daughter of Colonel Walker Powell
Walker Powell
Walker Powell was a Canadian businessman, militia officer and political figure.He was born in Waterford, Upper Canada in 1828, the son of Israel Wood Powell, studied at Victoria College in Cobourg and settled in Port Dover. He served on the council for Norfolk County, becoming warden in 1856. He...
. In 1881, with William Hodgson, he built the Molson's Bank building on the Sparks Street Mall. He served as president of the Canada Atlantic Railway
Canada Atlantic Railway
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and also served on the boards of several companies. Stewart also represented a number of companies as their solicitor in Ottawa. The first Central Canada Exhibition
Ottawa SuperEX
Ottawa SuperEX is an eleven-day annual exhibition that takes places every August at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The exhibition provides exhibits, entertainment and amusements indoors in the buildings on site and outdoors on the grounds...
opened on September 25, 1888, during his term as mayor. In 1897, he visited London
London
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, seeking financial backers for a canal
Canal
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linking the Ottawa River
Ottawa River
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and Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay
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In 1910, he authored The first half century of Ottawa.