John Angus Stewart

John Angus Stewart
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Richmond and Cape Breton West
In office
February 24, 1926 – September 30, 1928
Personal details
Born(1877-10-15)October 15, 1877
L'Archeveque, Nova Scotia
PartyLiberal Conservative
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Morrison; Gladys Smith
Occupationmerchant, politician

John Angus Stewart (October 15, 1877 – unknown) was a general merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond and Cape Breton West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1926 to 1928 as a Liberal Conservative member.

Stewart was born in 1877 at L'Archeveque, Nova Scotia to Duncan Young Stewart and Isabel McLeod. He married Elizabeth Morrison, and later married Gladys Smith.

He was acclaimed in a February 24, 1926, by-election after John Alexander Macdonald resigned to contest the 1925 Canadian federal election. Stewart was unsuccessful in the 1928 Nova Scotia general election.

References

  1. ↑ Elliott, Shirley B., ed. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983: A Biographical Directory. Halifax: Province of Nova Scotia. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-88871-050-5.
  2. ↑ "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature. 2024.