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Biography
James E. Stewart (December 9, 1814 – July 18, 1890) was a nineteenth-century American politician from Virginia.
Early life
Stewart was born in Berkeley County, Virginia in 1804. He graduated from Washington and Jefferson College south of Philadelphia, then studied law in Baltimore, Maryland.
Career
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As an adult, Stewart was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Morgan County.
In the session of 1847/48, Stewart served in the House of Delegates from Berkeley County.
In 1850, Stewart was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850. He was one of four delegates elected from the transmontane delegate district made up of his home district of Morgan County as well as Frederick and Hampshire Counties.
Following a two year stint ad editor of the Martinsburg Virginia (WV) Gazette, Stewart held a job in the Federal Government in Washington, DC until the outbreak of the American Civil War.
During the American Civil War in 1863, Stewart relocated to Page County, Virginia. There he was elected a county judge in 1873, and he subsequently held the position for many years.
Death
James E. Stewart died in Virginia on July 18, 1890.