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WILLIAM LEWIS STEWART
Originally published in 1900 |
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WILLIAM LEWIS STEWART, formerly Postmaster of Arlington, Hudson County, and a veteran of the Civil War, is descended from a long line of
Scotch-Irish ancestors. His father, Edward Stewart, son of John Stewart,
died in Arlington, November 15, 1894, aged eighty-four years. His mother,
Maria (Hoyt) Stewart, died May 1, 1895, at the age of eighty-three. Both
were Presbyterians, the father being an Elder in that church and otherwise
connected with the churches at Muscatine, Ia., Brooklyn, N.Y., and Arlington, N. J. They had two sons: William L., the subject of this article,
and John E. Stewart, of Plainfield, N. J., senior member of the firm of
Stewart, Warren & Co., stationers, 29 Howard Street, New York City.
Mr. Stewart comes from Revolutionary stock. He was born in Middletown. N. Y., April 18, 1843. and received his education in the district schools of Iowa, whither the family removed while he was young. After leaving school he engaged in farming; in Iowa, and subsequently became a practical sugar planter in Louisiana, where he remained seven years. He removed to Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1875, and thence in 1876 to Arlington, N. J., where he has since resided. He was successfully engaged in the stationery business in New York City from 1877 to 1894. He served as Postmaster at Arlington from 1894 to December 31, 1899. Mr. Stewart served with distinction in the War of the Rebellion. He was mustered into Company E, Eighteenth Iowa Infantry, August 6, 1862, and served on the frontier division of the Southwest under Curtis, Schofield, and Steele, his regiment being a part of the Seventh Army Corps. He participated in a number of important engagements, notably those at Springfield, Mo., second Pea Ridge, Poison Springs, and Camden, Ark., and was honorably discharged from the service in August. 1865. Returning from the war, Mr. Stewart entered upon an active business life. He is a member of the Union Veteran Legion and of the Veteran Association. He is a member of the Union Veteran Legion and of the Veteran association of Arlington, and respected as a man of ability, enterprise, and public spirit. Mr. Stewart married, in 1884, Lvdia B. Miller, daughter of James Burt, of Warwick, N. Y. They have no children.
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