Andrew Stuart
Tombstone
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 21st district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byNorton Strange Townshend
Succeeded byJohn Bingham
Personal details
Born(1823-08-03)August 3, 1823
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 30, 1872(1872-04-30) (aged 48)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeUnion Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic

Andrew Stuart (August 3, 1823 – April 30, 1872) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Stuart moved to Pittsburgh with his mother in 1834. He received limited schooling. He worked in a newspaper office. He moved to Steubenville, Ohio, in 1850, where he was editor of the American Union 1850-1857.

Stuart was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. He engaged in the shipping business on the Gulf of Mexico and in the transportation of mails and supplies from Leavenworth, Kansas, to Santa Fe, New Mexico. He resided in Washington, D.C., from 1869 until his death, April 30, 1872. He was interred in Union Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Andrew Stuart (id: S001031)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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