John Stewart (date of birth unknown; died 1820) was a

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from

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. He is known to have completed preparatory studies. From 1789 to 1796, he was elected as a

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to the Sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

Thomas Hartley Thomas Hartley (September 7, 1748December 21, 1800) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from York, Pennsylvania. Early life and education Hartley was born in Colebrookdale Township in the Province of Pennsylvania. At 18 years of a ...

. He was reelected as a Republican to the Seventh and

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Congresses, holding office from January 15, 1801 to March 3, 1805. He died in Elmwood, near

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, in Spring Garden Township. Interment was on his estate near Elmwood.

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