The Hon. Hugh Alexander Stewart |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Leeds |
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In office 1921–1940 |
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Preceded by | William Thomas White |
Succeeded by | George Taylor Fulford |
Personal details | |
Born |
Elizabethtown Township, Ontario |
September 29, 1871
Died | September 4, 1956 | (aged 84)
Political party | Conservative |
Cabinet | Minister of Public Works (1930–1935) |
Hugh Alexander Stewart, PC (September 29, 1871 – September 4, 1956) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Elizabethtown Township, Ontario, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the Ontario riding of Leeds in the 1921 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, 1930, and 1935. He was defeated in 1940. From 1930 to 1935, he was the Minister of Public Works.