Alexander Stewart (American politician)

Alexander Stewart
Portrait from The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography vol. XV (1916)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 9th district
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901
Preceded by	Thomas Lynch
Succeeded by	Webster E. Brown
Personal details
Born	(1829-09-12)September 12, 1829 Fredericton, New Brunswick, British Canada
Died	May 24, 1912(1912-05-24) (aged 82) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Pine Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wisconsin (initial) Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C. (re-interred)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Margaret Gray ​ (m. 1858⁠–⁠1912)​
Children	Alexander Stewart (b. 1862; died 1863) Margaret J. (Lindley) (b. 1865; died 1926) Mary E. Stewart (b. 1870; died 1947) Helen Gray (Devore) (b. 1875; died 1960)
Relatives	John Stewart (brother) Daniel Bradford Devore (son-in-law)
Occupation	Lumberman
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Alexander Stewart (September 12, 1829 – May 24, 1912) was a Scottish American immigrant, lumberman, Republican politician, and pioneer settler of Wausau, Wisconsin. He served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 9th congressional district from 1895 to 1901. From humble beginnings chopping lumber, he built a lumber empire with interests in nine states and Canada. Stewart Avenue, one of the main roads in Wausau, is named in his honor. His former home in Washington, D.C., is now the Embassy of Luxembourg. He had no grandchildren, so the bulk of his estate went to the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust, which has provided more than $125 million in grants for research on cancer and pediatric diseases.

His elder brother and business partner, John Stewart, also became a millionaire through their work and served in the Illinois House of Representatives.