| STEWART,
John David, a Representative from Georgia; born near
Fayetteville, Fayette County, Ga., August 2, 1833; attended the
common schools and Marshall College, Griffin, Ga.; taught school two
years in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga.; studied law; was admitted to
the bar in 1856 and commenced practice in Griffin, Ga.; probate
judge of Spalding County 1858-1860; lieutenant and captain in the
Thirteenth Georgia Regiment during the Civil War; member of the
State house of representatives 1865-1867; studied theology; was
ordained as a minister of the Baptist Church in 1871; mayor of
Griffin in 1875 and 1876; judge of the superior court from November
7, 1879, to January 1, 1886, when he resigned to become a candidate
for Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first
Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891); unsuccessful candidate for
re-nomination in 1890; engaged in the practice of his profession
until his death in Griffin, Ga., January 28, 1894; interment in Oak
Hill Cemetery. |
