Alexander David Stewart
Alexander David Stewart (September 19, 1852 – March 13, 1899) was a Canadian who served as mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, from 1894 to 1895.
He was born in Leghorn (Livorno), Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh but never practiced as a doctor. He also studied with Joseph Lister in Aberdeen.
In 1878 he married Emily Mary Otter. Stewart worked as Hamilton’s Chief of Police for six years.
In 1885 he served as Marshall of the Court for the Trial of Louis Riel. During his two-year term as mayor, electricity was installed in City Hall.
In 1898 he joined an expedition to the Yukon gold fields. He died of scurvy on Somewhere Island, Yukon, at the confluence of the Peel and Beaver Rivers, on March 13, 1899, at age 46, and he was buried there.
Preceded by Peter Campbell Blaicher; Succeeded by George Elias Tuckett. Spouse: Emily Mary Otter. Alma mater: University of Edinburgh.
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