Dugald Stewart
BornSeptember 26, 1821
Middlebury, Vermont
DiedMarch 23, 1870(1870-03-23) (aged 48)
Middlebury, Vermont
Resting placeMiddlebury's West Cemetery
NationalityAmerican United States
Alma materMiddlebury College
Occupation(s)Accountant and politician
Employer(s)Rutland and Burlington Railroad
TitleState Auditor of Accounts
Term1864-1870

Dugald Stewart (September 26, 1821 – March 23, 1870) was a Vermont politician who served as state Auditor of Accounts.

Biography

Born in Middlebury, Vermont on September 26, 1821, Stewart was the brother of Vermont Governor John Wolcott Stewart.[1][2][3] He graduated from Middlebury College in 1842, studied law and attained admission to the bar.[4][5]

Rather than practicing law Stewart opted for a business career, becoming an accountant and paymaster for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad, where he worked from 1848 to 1855.[6][7]

From 1855 until his death Stewart was Clerk of the Courts in Addison County.[8][9]

Stewart served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1860 to 1862.[10] He also served in local offices, including Justice of the Peace.[11]

During the American Civil War Stewart served in the Vermont Militia as Judge Advocate of the 1st Brigade with the rank of First Lieutenant.[12]

In 1864 Stewart was named State Auditor, and he held the position until his death in Middlebury on March 23, 1870.[13] Stewart was buried in Middlebury's West Cemetery.[14]

References

  1. ↑ History of Stewart Hall Archived November 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Middlebury College website, accessed November 23, 2011
  2. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census entry, Dugald Stewart family
  3. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census entry, Dugald Stewart family
  4. ↑ Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College, published by the college, 1901, page 127
  5. ↑ Livingston's Law Register, by John Livingston, 1851, page 185
  6. ↑ History of the Town of Middlebury, by Samuel Swift, 1859, page 351
  7. ↑ Catalogue of the Graduates of Middlebury College, published by the college, 1853, page 121
  8. ↑ American almanac and repository of useful knowledge, Crosby, Nichols and Company, Boston, 1856, Volume 28, page 238
  9. ↑ The National Almanac and Annual Record, published by George W. Childs, Philadelphia, 1863, page 355
  10. ↑ Catalogue of the Officers and Alumni of Middlebury College, published by the college, 1890, page 94
  11. ↑ Journal of the House of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1865, page 324
  12. ↑ Vermont Adjutant General, Annual Report, 1866, page 52
  13. ↑ Early History of Vermont, by LaFayette Wilbur, Volume 3, 1902, page 381
  14. ↑ Gravestone photos by contributor Robert Boehm Rathbun, Findagrave.com website, accessed November 23, 2011
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