Seth Whitaker Stewart

Full Name: Seth Whitaker Stewart
Date of birth: December 15, 1849
Date of death: March 20, 1925

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	14	Apr 6, 1882 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Sulphur Springs / Hopkins	Hopkins
H	20	Jan 14, 1879 - Jul 23, 1879	16th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾	Democrat	Cooper / Delta	Delta, Fannin, Lamar
H	20	Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879	15th ⁽⁸⁾	Democrat	Cooper / Delta	Delta, Fannin, Lamar

(1) Newly elected members were sworn on April 6, 1882, including: "Owen Brown, Hal Geiger, Seth Stewart and T. P. Rodrigues [sic]." "Special session of the Seventeenth Legislature," p. 1, 4/7/1882. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Stewart attended the Democratic State Convention in August 1880, p. 1, 8/12/1880. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Assumed democrat based on party affiliation in other sessions, service in Confederate Army, attendance at party conventions, or information included in biographical sketches. Legislative Reference Library.
(4) Seth W. Stewart, in special election 9/17/1881, succeeded Wilburn H. King, resigned 7/22/1881. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(6) Seth W. Stewart resigned 7/23/1879. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7) Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
(8) Democrat. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.

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House District 14
Apr 6, 1882 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sulphur Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district: Hopkins

House District 20
Jan 14, 1879 - Jul 23, 1879
Legislatures: 16th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Cooper / Delta
Counties in district: Delta, Fannin, Lamar

House District 20
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879
Legislatures: 15th ⁽⁸⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Cooper / Delta
Counties in district: Delta, Fannin, Lamar

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, pp. 80-81. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
Biographical sketch, p. 258. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Other Resources

Seth W. Stewart, mentioned in biographical sketch of brother James M. Stewart, pp. 793-794. Parents James M. Stewart and Mary Whittaker. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
Seth W. Stewart, birth date 12/15/1849 in Kentucky, death date 3/20/1925 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California, retired attorney, father James Stewart, mother Mary Whitaker, wife Nellie B. Stewart. FamilySearch. California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994
Seth W. Stewart (1849-1925), Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California. Find a Grave.
Death notice, Seth W. Stewart, "Former Lawyer Here Dies in Los Angeles," 3/22/1925, p. 13. "Stewart moved from Fort Worth about 15 years ago . . . He came to Fort Worth in 1883 from Sulphur Springs." Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Seth Whitaker Stewart, birth date 12/15/1849 in Spencer, Kentucky; marriage to Nellie Beatrice Stewart 8/8/1878 in Cooper, Delta County, Texas; death date 3/20/1925 in Los Angeles County, California. Family group sheet. Montgomery and Rowntree Families and Genealogy.
Death notice, Seth W. Stewart, "Former Solon Dies," The Fresno Morning Republican (Fresno, California), 3/23/1925, p. 1. Former member of the Texas state legislature. Newspapers.com.

Photographs

Photograph. S.W. Stewart, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

17th R.S. - 1881 Congressional Districts Finance Internal Improvements (Chair) Judiciary No. 1
16th R.S. - 1879 Division of Committee Rooms Federal Relations (Chair) Indian Affairs Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Penitentiaries, Subcommittee on Penitentiary Revised Civil Code, Select
15th R.S. - 1876 Capitol Grounds, Accounts of Superintendent F. Voigt Federal Relations Judiciary No. 1 Military Affairs Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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