Donald Stewart (North Dakota politician)

Donald Stewart, born around 1832 in Scotland[4][5] was a politician who served in the North Dakota House of Representatives.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Donald Stewart
Donald Stewart in 1887
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
from the Walsh County, North Dakota district
Personal details
Born1832
Scotland
DiedSaskatchewan
Political partyDemocrat[1]
ResidenceBismarck, North Dakota[2][3]

Career

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He was at one point an assisting county surveyor[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] and later became a twice elected as a territorial legislator in Bismarck. In the 1889 election he received 1615 votes.[23] After serving four years he found himself tired of all the local political disputes and he retired from politics and moved with his family to Saskatoon, Canada.[24][25]

Personal life

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Stewart originally emigrated from Scotland to Ontario, Canada and then to North Dakota. Later on he moved to Saskatchewan, Canada, where he stayed and owned a farm.[26]

He was married to an English woman named Elizabeth Curtis, they had three children,[27] one of them named Elizabeth (born 1878),[28] who went on to marry Edward Hart, thus making Stewart the maternal grandfather of Stewart "Stu" Hart, professional wrestling great and patriarch of the Hart wrestling family.[29] Edward and Elizabeth would work for Stewart on his farm in Saskatoon for a few years before moving to Alberta.[30]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Page 7". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. January 11, 1889.
  2. ^ "Page 3". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. December 14, 1888.
  3. ^ "Page 5". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. October 4, 1889.
  4. ^ "Page 6". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. January 16, 1885.
  5. ^ "Page 5". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. March 18, 1887.
  6. ^ McCoy, Heath (2007). Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. ECW Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-55022-787-1.
  7. ^ Marsha Erb (2002). Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring. ECW Press. p. 33. ISBN 1-55022-508-1.
  8. ^ Marsha Erb (2002). Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring. ECW Press. p. 34. ISBN 1-55022-508-1.
  9. ^ Hart, Diana; McLellan, Kirstie (2001). Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family. Fenn. p. 33. ISBN 1-55168-256-7.
  10. ^ "Page 3". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. February 4, 1887.
  11. ^ "Page 1". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. January 21, 1887.
  12. ^ "Page 4". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. October 26, 1888.
  13. ^ "Page 5". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. November 5, 1888.
  14. ^ "Page 4". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. October 19, 1888.
  15. ^ "Page 5". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. November 2, 1888.
  16. ^ "Page 8". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. October 5, 1888.
  17. ^ "Page 3". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. October 17, 1888.
  18. ^ "Page 8". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. May 11, 1888.
  19. ^ "Page 5". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. October 12, 1888.
  20. ^ "Page 7". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. May 10, 1889.
  21. ^ "Page 6". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. February 4, 1887.
  22. ^ "Page 5". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. November 23, 1888.
  23. ^ "Page 7". newspapers.com. Bismarck Weekly Tribune. January 11, 1889.
  24. ^ McCoy, Heath (2007). Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. ECW Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-55022-787-1.
  25. ^ Marsha Erb (2002). Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring. ECW Press. p. 34. ISBN 1-55022-508-1.
  26. ^ Donald Stewart, Minto-Walsh County, North Dakota, USA. Archived April 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Glenbow Museum
  27. ^ Marsha Erb (2002). Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring. ECW Press. p. 35. ISBN 1-55022-508-1.
  28. ^ "Donald Stewart". Geni.com.
  29. ^ Marsha Erb (2002). Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring. ECW Press. p. 106. ISBN 1-55022-508-1.
  30. ^ Marsha Erb (2002). Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring. ECW Press. p. 36. ISBN 1-55022-508-1.
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