James Stewart (November 11, 1775 – December 29, 1821) was a Congressional Representative from

North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

; born in

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November 11, 1775; received a liberal education; immigrated to the United States and settled near Stewartsville, North Carolina; engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits; member of the

North Carolina House of Commons The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...

in 1798 and 1799; served in the State senate 1802-1804 and 1813–1815; elected as a Federalist to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alexander McMillan and served from January 5, 1818, to March 3, 1819; resumed mercantile and agricultural pursuits; died near

Laurinburg, North Carolina Laurinburg is a city in and the county seat of Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. Located in southern North Carolina near the South Carolina border, Laurinburg is southwest of Fayetteville and is home to St. Andrews University. ...

, on December 29, 1821; interment in the Old Stewartsville Cemetery, near Laurinburg. About 1800, he built the

Stewart-Hawley-Malloy House Stewart-Hawley-Malloy House is a historic home located near Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina Scotland County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of North Carolina and is its smallest county by area. Its cou ...

; it was added to the

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in 1975.

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Entry in US Congress Biographical Directory
Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives North Carolina state senators 1775 births 1821 deaths Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub

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