Alma mater Edinburgh University Profession Chief of Police | Name Alexander Stewart Resting place Yukon Died March 13, 1899 | |
Preceded by Peter Campbell Blaicher Born September 19, 1852
Leghorn, Italy ( 1852-09-19 ) Spouse(s) Emily Mary Otter (1878) | ||
Education University of Edinburgh Succeeded by George Elias Tuckett |
Alexander David Stewart (September 19, 1852 – March 13, 1899) was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1894 to 1895. He was born in Leghorn, Italy. He trained as a doctor at Edinburgh University, but he never practiced as a doctor. He also studied with Joseph Lister at Aberdeen. He married to Emily Mary Otter in 1878. He served as Chief of Police in Hamilton for six years. In 1885, he was sent to act as Marshall of the Court for the Trial of Louis Riel. Electricity was installed in City Hall during his two-year term. In 1898, he joined an expedition to the Yukon gold fields. He died of scurvy on Somewhere Island, Yukon, at the confluence of the Peel and Beaver Rivers, March 13, 1899 and was buried there.
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