Neil Stewart (Canadian politician)
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Neil Stewart was a Scottish
-born merchant and political figure in Canada West. He represented Prescott
in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
from 1844 to 1848.
He came to Upper Canada
from the Isle of Skye with his family in 1816. Stewart settled at Vankleek Hill
. He served as the first postmaster for Vankleek Hill, as a justice of the peace
and as county treasurer. Stewart was also a member of the local militia, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. In 1828, he married Alice McCann.
His brother William represented Russell and then Bytown in the assembly.
In 1878, Stewart established two prizes awarded annually to students studying biblical Hebrew language and literature in the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
-born merchant and political figure in Canada West. He represented Prescott
Prescott County, Ontario
Prescott County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1800 from a portion of Glengarry County. It was named in honor of Major General Robert Prescott, Governor of Canada at that time. First settlers were Americans, but not all were Loyalists...
in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
from 1844 to 1848.
He came to Upper Canada
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
from the Isle of Skye with his family in 1816. Stewart settled at Vankleek Hill
Vankleek Hill, Ontario
Vankleek Hill is a community in Champlain township in eastern Ontario, situated south of Hawkesbury on Highway 34.This agricultural based community became a thriving community in the 1890s and still retains many of the buildings and structures which were present then...
. He served as the first postmaster for Vankleek Hill, as a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and as county treasurer. Stewart was also a member of the local militia, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. In 1828, he married Alice McCann.
His brother William represented Russell and then Bytown in the assembly.
In 1878, Stewart established two prizes awarded annually to students studying biblical Hebrew language and literature in the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
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