James Stewart II
Jamaican politician and militia officer
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James Stewart (1763 – 4 August 1828) was a Jamaican politician and militia officer who elected to the House of Assembly of Jamaica in 1820 representing Saint Andrew Parish.[1][2]
Family life
He inherited Stewart Castle in Trelawney Parish, Jamaica from his father, known locally as James Stewart I. He was the grandfather of Stewart Campbell the Canadian politician.[3]
Political career
Stewart was the Custos for Trelawney Parish 1800–1821.[4] In this capacity he was one of the Commissioners who established Stewart Town, near the border of Trelawney Parish with Saint Ann Parish.[5] He was also a lieutenant colonel in the Jamaica Militia in which capacity he played a prominent role in the Second Maroon War (1795–6) leading the third column of the Trelawney militia.[6]
Author?
Views differ as to whether Stewart was in fact the author of A Brief account of the Present State of the Negroes in Jamaica written under the name of James Stewart and published in Bath in 1792.[3]
