Gideon T. Stewart
Gideon T. Stewart | |
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| 4th Chairman of the Prohibition Party | |
| In office 1880–1884 | |
| Preceded by | James Black |
| Succeeded by | John B. Finch |
| Huron County Auditor | |
| In office 1850–1856 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gideon Tabor Stewart August 7, 1824 Johnstown, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 1909 (aged 84) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Prohibition |
| Other political affiliations | Whig Republican |
| Spouse | Abby Newell Simmons |
| Children | 4 |
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Gideon Tabor Stewart (August 7, 1824 – June 10, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the Prohibition Party's vice presidential nominee in 1876. He was elected three times as grand worthy chief templar of the Good Templars of Ohio.
Early life and education
[edit]Stewart was born on August 7, 1824, in Johnstown, New York to Thomas and Elizabeth Ferguson Stewart.[1] He studied at Oberlin College, but left before graduating to study law in Norwalk, Ohio. He later studied under Noah Haynes Swayne in Columbus, Ohio, for more than a year, and spent two years in Florida with his brother, before returning to Norwalk, where he was admitted to the bar in 1846.[1] From 1850 to 1856 he served as auditor of Huron County, Ohio.[2]
Career
[edit]During the American Civil War he published Union newspapers in Iowa and then Toledo, Ohio, before returning to law practice in Norwalk in 1866.[1] Throughout the 1850s he attempted to organize a permanent prohibition party and in 1869 a convention was held, with Stewart as one of the delegates, that established the national Prohibition Party and he was selected as the national secretary.[3] Afterward, he served as the party candidate three times for governor of Ohio, seven times for judge on that state's Supreme Court, once for circuit court judge, and once for congress.
During the 1876 presidential election, he received three delegate votes for the Prohibition presidential nomination and was later given the vice presidential nomination to serve alongside Green Clay Smith and received 9,737 votes.[4] In 1880, he was selected as the national chairman of the Prohibition party. During the 1892 presidential election he ran for the Prohibition presidential nomination, but was defeated by John Bidwell with 590 delegates to 179 delegates.[5]
Personal life
[edit]In 1857, he married Abby Newell Simmons and later had four children with her.[citation needed]
On June 10, 1909, died at his home in Pasadena, California due to heart failure at age 85.[6]
Electoral history
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edward Follansbee Noyes | 238,273 | 51.75% | +1.01% | |
| Democratic | George Wythe McCook | 218,105 | 47.37% | +1.76% | |
| Prohibition | Gideon T. Stewart | 4,084 | 0.89% | +0.75% | |
| Total votes | '460,462' | '100.00%' | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Foster | 14,997 | 51.03% | +1.26% | |
| Liberal Republican | Rush R. Sloane | 14,271 | 48.56% | +48.56% | |
| Democratic | Gideon T. Stewart | 121 | 0.41% | +0.41% | |
| Total votes | '29,389' | '100.00%' | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Allen | 214,654 | 47.82% | +0.45% | |
| Republican | Edward Follansbee Noyes | 213,837 | 47.64% | −4.11% | |
| Prohibition | Gideon T. Stewart | 10,278 | 2.29% | +1.40% | |
| Liberal Republican | Isaac C. Collins | 10,109 | 2.25% | +2.25% | |
| Total votes | '448,878' | '100.00%' | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Foster | 336,261 | 50.25% | +5.37% | |
| Democratic | Thomas Ewing Jr. | 319,132 | 47.69% | −1.25% | |
| Greenback | Abram S. Piatt | 9,072 | 1.36% | −0.89% | |
| Prohibition | Gideon T. Stewart | 4,145 | 0.62% | −0.25% | |
| Independent | John Hood | 547 | 0.08% | +0.08% | |
| Total votes | '669,157' | '100.00%' | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition | John Bidwell | 590 | 64.76% | ||
| Prohibition | Gideon T. Stewart | 179 | 19.65% | ||
| Prohibition | William Jennings Demorest | 139 | 15.26% | ||
| Prohibition | H. Clay Bascom | 3 | 0.33% | ||
| Total votes | '911' | '100.00%' | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 1. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 205–207.
- ^ "Stewart, Gideon Tabor".
- ^ "Prohibition Party 41 Years Old Today". The Montgomery Times. 24 September 1909. p. 2. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Diversity of Choice". The Summit County Beacon. 24 May 1876. p. 2. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gen. Bidwell Gets It". The De Kalb Chronicle. 9 July 1892. p. 6. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gideon T. Stewart Dead". The Baltimore Sun. 11 June 1909. p. 10. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "OH Governor 1871". 13 October 2012.
- ^ "OH District 10 1872". 17 April 2008.
- ^ "OH Governor 1873". 13 October 2012.
- ^ "OH Governor 1879". 28 January 2011.
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