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David Stewart, Jr.
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

David Stewart, Jr.

American, 1848 - 1874
BiographyDavid Stewart, Jr. was the eldest son of David and Adelia Stewart. Graduate of Columbia University, 1869. He died of cancer in 1874.
"At a special meeting of the Class of '69, of Columbia College, held on the 7th day of October, 1875, the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, Our beloved classmate, David Stewart, Jr. has been relieved by death from the sufferings of a painful illness, which he bore with Christian fortitude. Resolved, that we deplore the departure of a faithful friend, a finished gentleman and Christian man, and that we sympathize deeply with his family for the loss of one whose character and disposition have ever endeared him to all who knew him. Robert Lenox Belknap, President. Charles A. Peabody, Jr. Secretary." From obituary (unknown paper) contained in Archives subject file.
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Last Updated8/7/24