Alexander David Stewart (September 19, 1852 – March 13, 1899) was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, from 1894 to 1895.

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Alexander David Stewart
Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
In office 1894–1895
Preceded by	Peter Campbell Blaicher
Succeeded by	George Elias Tuckett
Personal details
Born	(1852-09-19)September 19, 1852 Leghorn, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died	March 13, 1899(1899-03-13) (aged 46) Somewhere Island, Yukon
Resting place	Somewhere Island, Yukon
Spouse	Emily Mary Otter (1878)
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Profession	Chief of Police

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Stewart was born in Leghorn, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He trained as a medical doctor at University of Edinburgh, but he never practiced as a doctor. He also studied with Joseph Lister at Aberdeen.

He married Emily Mary Otter in 1878.

He served as Chief of Hamilton Police in Hamilton for six years. In 1885, he was sent to act as Marshall of the Court for the Trial of Louis Riel. Electricity was installed in City Hall during his two-year term. In 1898, he joined an expedition to the Yukon gold fields. He died of scurvy on Somewhere Island, Yukon, at the confluence of the Peel and Beaver Rivers, March 13, 1899, and was buried there.

• Hamilton Public Library biography

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