Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart

Alexander Stuart
Portrait by Mathew Brady, c. 1850
3rd United States Secretary of the Interior
In office September 14, 1850 – March 7, 1853
President	Millard Fillmore
Preceded by	Thomas McKennan
Succeeded by	Robert McClelland
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 17th district
In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Robert Craig
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Augusta County
In office January 1, 1874 – December 5, 1877
Preceded by	Charles S. Roler
Succeeded by	John Echols
In office December 5, 1836 – December 2, 1839
Preceded by	Robert S. Brooke
Succeeded by	Franklin McCue
Member of the Virginia Senate from Augusta County
In office December 7, 1857 – December 2, 1861
Preceded by	Clement R. Harris
Succeeded by	Bolivar Christian
Personal details
Born	Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart (1807-04-02)April 2, 1807 Staunton, Virginia, U.S.
Died	February 13, 1891(1891-02-13) (aged 83) Staunton, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Frances Baldwin
Children	8
Education	College of William & Mary University of Virginia (BA)

Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart (April 2, 1807 – February 13, 1891) was a Virginia lawyer and American political figure associated with several political parties.^[1] Stuart served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly (1836–1838, 1857–1861 and 1874–1877), as a U.S. Congressman (1841–1843), and as the Secretary of the Interior (1850–1853). Despite opposing Virginia's secession and holding no office after finishing his term in the Virginia Senate during the American Civil War, after the war he was denied a seat in Congress. Stuart led the Committee of Nine, which attempted to reverse the changes brought by Reconstruction. He also served as rector of the University of Virginia.