John Leighton Stewart Explained

John Leighton Stewart
Birth Date:12 August 1876
Birth Place:Bakerstown, Pennsylvania
Spouse:Margaretta Donnan Stewart
Monuments:John L. Stewart Tower at McIlvaine Hall
Alma Mater:Washington & Jefferson College
Harvard Law School

John Leighton Stewart (August 12, 1876 - May 31, 1940) was a prominent American businessman and newspaper publisher of the Washington Observer and Washington Reporter newspapers in Washington, Pennsylvania.

Biography

He was born in Bakerstown, Pennsylvania on August 12, 1876 to Reverend William G. and Jennie Wright Stewart.[1] He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in 1899 and attended Harvard Law School.

He and Ernest F. Acheson owned the Washington Observer and the afternoon Washington Reporter newspapers in Washington, Pennsylvania, which eventually merged to form the Observer-Reporter.[2] He was a trustee of Washington & Jefferson College and of the Washington Female Seminary. He was a trustee of The Washington Hospital.

He founded the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association.[3]

Death

He died on May 31, 1940.[4] His wife, Margaretta Donnan Stewart, took over control of the Observer-Reporter.[5]

Legacy

The John L. Stewart Clock Tower on the northwest corner of the McIlvane Hall at Washington & Jefferson College is named in his honor.[6] Before McIlvane Hall was demolished in 2008, the clock chimed to note the hour.[7] [8]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Eaton, Samuel John Mills . Woods, Henry . Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College . G.H. Buchanan and Company. 1902 . Philadelphia. 2010-04-04. 2379959. Stewart, John Leighton. https://books.google.com/books?id=x8ggAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA539. 539.
  2. News: Bradwell. Michael. Still in the family after 100 years. Observer Publishing to celebrate century of family ownership . Observer-Reporter. July 21, 2002 .
  3. Text on the John L. Stewart Tower at the former McIlvane Hall at Washington & Jefferson College
  4. News: JOHN STEWART, 63, NEWSPAPER OWNER; Washington, Pa., Editor More Than 37 Years, Founder of State Publishers' Group, Dies ACTIVE IN CIVIC AFFAIRS County Red Cross Chairman Was on Board of Washington and Jefferson College. The New York Times. June 1, 1940.
  5. News: History of the O-R: The last 50 years. Observer-Reporter. August 18, 2008 .
  6. Web site: McIlvaine Hall and Stewart Tower (1959) . . Washington & Jefferson College . 2010-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110409212450/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section+2852&menu_id=629&crumb=138&id=8646 . 2011-04-09 . dead .
  7. News: Johnson. Terri T.. Bell tolling for tower?. A1. 2008-07-18. Observer-Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania.
  8. Web site: Funk . Harry . Steeped in History . . 2006-06-18 . 2010-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100602195440/http://www.washjeff.edu/uploadedFiles/External_Relations/News_and_Events/Observer-Reporter%20Story%20on%20W&J%20History.pdf . 2010-06-02 . dead .

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