John Knox Stewart Explained

John K. Stewart
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State1:New York
District1:21st
Term1:March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
Preceded1:David F. Wilber
Succeeded1:John H. Ketcham
State Assembly2:New York
District2:Montgomery
Term Start2:January 1, 1890
Term End2:December 31, 1890
Preceded2:W. Barlow Dunlap
Succeeded2:W. Barlow Dunlap
Birth Date:October 20, 1853
Birth Place:Perth, New York
Death Place:Amsterdam, New York
Party:Republican

John Knox Stewart (October 20, 1853 – June 27, 1919) was a Representative from New York.

Stewart was born in Perth, Fulton County, New York on October 20, 1853. He moved with his parents to Amsterdam, New York in 1860 and attended the public schools and Amsterdam Academy. He was engaged in the manufacture of paper until 1885, when he engaged in the manufacture of textiles; sewer commissioner of the city 1885 - 1890; a director of the Farmers’ National Bank of Amsterdam and of the Chuctanunda Gas Light Co.; vice president of the Amsterdam Board of Trade; member of the New York State Assembly (Montgomery Co.) in 1890; elected as a Republican to the 56th and 57th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1899, to March 3, 1903; resumed the manufacture of textiles and continued in that business until his death in Amsterdam, N.Y. and is buried in Greenhill Cemetery.