Preceded by William Harding Spouse(s) Mary McIntyre Succeeded by Henry Turner Party Australian Labor Party | Nationality Scottish Australian Role Australian politician Resting place Lawnton Cemetery Name James Stewart Resigned June 30, 1917 | |
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Born 17 September 1851
Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire, Scotland ( 1851-09-17 ) Occupation Railway worker, journalist Died December 20, 1931, Strathpine, Australia | ||
Political party Australian Labor Party | ||
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James Charles Stewart (17 September 1851 – 20 December 1931) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Early life
Born in Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire, he received a primary education after which he worked as a farm and railway worker.
In 1888 he migrated to Australia, where he became involved in the unions movement. He edited the People's Newspaper in Rockhampton in Queensland.
Politics
James Stewart sat on Rockhampton Council.
In 1893, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Rockhampton North.
In 1901, he left the Assembly to successfully contest the Australian Senate as a Labour candidate for Queensland. He remained in the Senate until his defeat in 1917.
Later life
Stewart died in 1931 at Strathpine, Queensland and was buried in Lawnton Cemetery.