James Stewart (Queensland politician)

Not to be confused with James Stewart (South Australian politician).

James Charles Stewart (7 September 1850 – 20 December 1931)^[1][2] was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and later the Australian Senate.

The Honourable James Stewart
Senator for Queensland
In office 30 March 1901 – 30 June 1917
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton North
In office 4 April 1896 – 5 June 1901
Preceded by	William Harding
Succeeded by	Henry Turner
Personal details
Born	(1850-09-07)7 September 1850 Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire, Scotland
Died	20 December 1931(1931-12-20) (aged 81) Strathpine, Queensland
Resting place	Lawnton Cemetery
Nationality	Scottish Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse	Mary McIntyre
Occupation	Railway worker, journalist

Early life

Born in Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire, he received a primary education after which he worked as a farm and railway worker.^[3]

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.^[2]

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.^[3][4]

Later life

Stewart died in 1931 at Strathpine, Queensland and was buried in Lawnton Cemetery.^[5]