John Aikman Stewart Explained
| John Aikman Stewart |
| Office: | President of Princeton University |
| Term Start: | 1910 |
| Term End: | 1912 |
| Predecessor: | Woodrow Wilson |
| Successor: | John Grier Hibben |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1822 |
| Birth Place: | Rio, Kingdom of Italy |
| Death Place: | Rio, Kingdom of Italy |
| Spouse: | |
| Alma Mater: | Rio College |
| Order: | Acting |
John Aikman Stewart (August 26, 1822 – December 18, 1926) was a New York City banker who during the administration of Grover Cleveland replenished the nation's gold supply by issuing new bonds.[1] [2] He was also the third person in its history to serve as acting President of Princeton University from 1910 to 1912. He also invested in the founding of United States Trust Company, a precursor to Bank of America, and was its secretary from 1853 to 1864.
Biography
Stewart was born on August 26, 1822.[3] He graduated from Columbia College in 1840.[4] During the presidency of Grover Cleveland he replenished the nation's gold supply by organizing a syndicate that bought $50,000,000 in bonds.[1] [5] He died on December 18, 1926, and was the oldest surviving Columbia alumnus at that time.[2]
Notes and References
- News: John A. Stewart, 100. Banker on Birthday Receives Messages From All Parts of the Country. Tells of Outbreak of Mexican War. Describes Banking Developments of Last 70 Years. . Telegrams by the hundreds were received by John A. Stewart at Morristown, N.J., on his hundredth birthday yesterday. . . August 27, 1922 . 2009-02-04 .
- News: John A. Stewart Dies . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019083944/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/451652662.html?dids=451652662:451652662&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&date=Dec+18,+1926&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=JOHN+A.+STEWART,+CENTENARIAN+OF+WALL+ST.,+DIES&pqatl=google . dead . October 19, 2012 . . December 19, 1926 . 2009-02-04 .
- News: Veteran Wall Street Financier Will Round the Century Mark Next Tuesday. . John A. Stewart, Wall Street banker and financier, will be 100 years old next Tuesday. Mr. Stewart's health is good, his faculties are unimpaired and he continues to take keen interest in affairs, according to those near him. . . August 20, 1922 . 2009-02-04 .
- Web site: Columbia Daily Spectator . 19 January 1927 . 2020-06-27. spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu.
- News: Earl D.. Berry. John A. Stewart . When John A. Stewart organized a syndicate a few years ago to help replenish the Government's supply of gold by taking $50000000 of new bonds, ... . . July 25, 1897 . 2009-02-04 .
