New Jersey Biographies

Edwin Stewart

South Orange - Naval Officer (retired).

Born In New York City, May 5, 1837.

Son of John and Mary (Aikman) Stewart.

Married at Andover, Mass., August 24, 1865, to Laura Sprague Tufts, daughter of Charles Tufts, of Andover, Mass, (died February 3, 1875).

Then married, on May 17, 1877, to Susan M. Estabrook (died December 8, 1909.)

Children: Edwin, born March 5, 1869. (died May 9, 1886); William E. born September 13. 1870; Donald S. born, December 13, 1882; Lawrence Sprague, born June 17, 1886.

Edwin Stewart was Paymaster General in the United States Navy from 1890 until the date of his retirement in 1901.

He is of Scotch ancestry and completed his education at Phillips Academy in Andover. Mass., where he was graduated with the class of 1858 and at Williams College, where he was of the class of '62. From Williams College he has received the B. A., M. A and LL. D degrees.

Admiral Stewart was appointed from New York as Assistant Paymaster in the Navy in 1861 and became Paymaster in 1862.

At that time the Civil War was raging and be participated under Dupont and Farragut, in the blockade of Charleston and Mobile and in the battles of Port Royal, Port Hudson and Mobile Bay.

His appointment as Paymaster General of the United States Navy came in 1890 and he was reappointed in '94 and again in '98.

On May 5, 1899, he retired with the rank of Rear Admiral.

After the war Admiral Stewart was located In Washington '69 to '72, stationed in China '72 to '75, at European Ports from '83 to '85.

He lived in Washington during the eleven years for which he served as Paymaster General of the Navy.

In 1917 he was appointed by the Mayor of the City of New York on the Committee of Citizens to welcome and entertain the War Commissioners from Great Britain and France.

Admiral Stewart was elected Commander of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Commander of the State of New York In 1913-'14-'15-'16 and '17 and is a member of the Metropolitan Club of Washington, D. C., the University of New York City and the Essex County Club at West Orange.

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