John Wolcott Stewart
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| 33rd Governor of Vermont | |
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In office October 6, 1870 – October 3, 1872 |
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| Lieutenant | George N. Dale |
| Preceded by | George W. Hendee |
| Succeeded by | Julius Converse |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Herbert Joyce |
| Succeeded by | H. Henry Powers |
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United States Senator from Vermont |
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In office March 24, 1908 – October 21, 1908 |
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| Preceded by | Redfield Proctor |
| Succeeded by | Carroll S. Page |
| Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1876-1878 |
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| Preceded by | Josiah Grout |
| Succeeded by | James Loren Martin |
| Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1865–1868 |
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| Preceded by | Abraham B. Gardner |
| Succeeded by | George W. Grandey |
| Member of the Vermont Senate | |
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In office 1861–1862 |
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| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1856 1865–1868 1876-1878 |
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| Personal details | |
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November 24, 1825 Middlebury, Vermont |
| Died | October 29, 1915 (aged 89) Middlebury, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Seymour Battell |
| Children | Emma Battell Stewart (1863 - 1926), Philip Battell Stewart (1865 - 1957), Robert Forsythe Stewart (1871 - 1880), Anna Jessica Stewart Swift (1871 - 1982), John W. Stewart (1872 - 1874) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Congregationalist |
John Wolcott Stewart (November 24, 1825 – October 29, 1915) was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. He served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and as the 33rd Governor of Vermont before serving in the United States House of Representatives and briefly in the United States Senate.
Born in Middlebury, Vermont, Stewart attended the Middlebury Academy, and graduated from Middlebury College in 1846. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850. He became the prosecuting attorney of Addison County from 1852 to 1854. He married Emma Seymour Battell on November 21, 1860, and they had five children: Emma Battell Stewart (1863 - 1926), Philip Battell Stewart (1865 - 1957), Robert Forsythe Stewart (1871 - 1880), Anna Jessica Stewart Swift (1871 - 1982), and John W. Stewart (1872 - 1874). Emma was the daughter of Philip Battell and Emma Hart Seymour, who was the daughter of U.S. Senator Horatio Seymour. Stewart's brother Dugald served as Vermont Auditor of Accounts from 1864 to 1870.
Stewart served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1856, and then was a member of the Vermont Senate from 1861 to 1862. He returned to the state House from 1865 to 1867, serving as Speaker, and then became the governor of Vermont from 1870 to 1872. He was the first governor of the state to serve a two-year term. Until 1870, Vermont governors were elected annually. Later he returned to the state House from 1876 to 1878, and again served as Speaker.
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