Neil Stewart (Canadian politician)

Neil Stewart (1793[1]– May 8, 1881) 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. His daughter Isabella married prominent Montreal businessman Hugh McLennan.[2]

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.[3]

  1. ^ Cotton, Ross G. H. (1996). Greenwood Cemetery, West Hawkesbury Township, Prescott County, Ontario (PDF). ISBN 0-9693930-5-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  2. ^ Thomas, Cyrus (1896). History of the Counties of Argenteuil, Que. and Prescott, Ont., from the earliest settlement to the present. p. 569.
  3. ^ "Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards 2009-10" (PDF). McGill University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-01-11.