Hugh Alexander Stewart
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Preceded byWilliam Thomas White
Succeeded byGeorge Taylor Fulford
BornSeptember 29, 1871
Elizabethtown Township, Ontario, Canada
DiedSeptember 4, 1956 (aged 84)
Hugh Alexander Stewart | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Leeds | |
| In office December 6, 1921 – March 25, 1940 | |
| Preceded by | William Thomas White |
| Succeeded by | George Taylor Fulford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 29, 1871 Elizabethtown Township, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | September 4, 1956 (aged 84) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Cabinet | Minister of Public Works (1930–1935) |
Hugh Alexander Stewart, PC (September 29, 1871 – September 4, 1956) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Elizabethtown Township, Ontario, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the Ontario riding of Leeds in the 1921 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, 1930, and 1935. He was defeated in 1940. From 1930 to 1935, he was the Minister of Public Works.
