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John David Stewart, DSO, ED, CD (August 21, 1910 – December 5, 1988) was a businessperson and political figure in
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. He represented
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in the
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from 1960 to 1966 and
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from 1966 to 1970 as a
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.


Biography

He was born in
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, the son of
James David Stewart James David Stewart (January 15, 1874 – October 10, 1933) was a Prince Edward Island educator, lawyer and politician, the province's 15th premier. Born in Lower Montague and educated at Prince of Wales College and Dalhousie University, he t ...
and Barbara Alice Westaway, and was educated in
Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlott ...
. He married Constance Creelman, the daughter of Creelman MacArthur, in 1935. Stewart served overseas during
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as a captain and then major in the
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and was given command of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada as Lieutenant-Colonel in 1943. He was awarded the
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and
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for his service during the war. Hill 195 is now taught at senior-level courses for army officers as a classic of imagination, innovation, and the warrior spirit. It's also a classic in having the moral courage to lie and disobey orders when you must. Stewart was a city councillor for
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and was mayor from 1951 to 1958. He served in the province's Executive Council as provincial secretary and Minister of Tourist Development and Municipal Affairs. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1970. Stewart died in Charlottetown at the age of 78.


References

* Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs Mayors of Charlottetown Canadian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order 1910 births 1988 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island Canadian Army officers Canadian Army personnel of World War II Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) officers Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) Canadian military personnel from Prince Edward Island 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 20th-century mayors of places in Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-mayor-stub