William Steuart (1780 – February 12, 1839) was a stone mason in colonial

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, and Mayor of Baltimore from 1831 to 1832. He was a lieutenant colonel in the

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during the

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, and saw service during the

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, where he commanded the 38th United States Infantry foot regiment.

Personal life

Steuart was born in 1780 in Baltimore,

to Robert Steuart. He was brought up as a stonemason by his father and his uncle Hugh and became a Freemason, joining Concordia Lodge No. 13. He married Elizabeth Hagerty of Alexandria, Virginia and had five sons and two daughters.

War of 1812

During the War of 1812 Steuart served in the

as Lieutenant Colonel of the 38th United States Infantry foot regiment, commanding a force of around 600 men. Steuart was present at the

,Steuart at politicalgraveyard.com
Retrieved August 2010 during which the American forces prevailed against the British bombardment of

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, with Steuart's regiment "occupying the exposed and shelterless position beyond the outer ditch."

Politics and business

After the War of 1812, Steuart was elected as a delegate to the Maryland Assembly, Griffith, Thomas Waters, p.215, ''Annals of Baltimore'', 1815
Retrieved August 2010 and later became Mayor of Baltimore from 1831 to 1832. Steuart was Mayor of Baltimore for one term only, serving during the unexpired term of Mayor Jacob Small, who resigned his office on March 31, 1831 William Steuart at www.msa.md.gov
Retrieved April 2011 Steuart was a building contractor and he prepared the stone work for the

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. In addition he worked on the Court House erected in 1805 (since demolished), and other large buildings of the time. He also held a number of other civil offices in State and City government, in addition to being a member of the Vigilant Fire Company. He was appointed to the office of City Collector a few days before his death.

Notes

References

*Andrews, Matthew Page, ''History of Maryland'', Doubleday Doran & Co, New York City (1929).
Brugger, Robert J., p.109, ''Maryland, A Middle Temperament: 1634-1980''
Retrieved August 2010
Griffith, Thomas Waters, ''Annals of Baltimore'', 1815
Retrieved August 2010
Kilty, John, p.270, ''The land-Holder's Assistant, and Land-Office Guide''
Retrieved August 2010 * Nelker, Gladys P., ''The Clan Steuart'', Genealogical Publishing (1970). * Papenfeuse Edward C., and others, ''A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789'', The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. * Richardson. Hester Dorey, ''Side-Lights on Maryland History: With Sketches of Early Maryland Families'', Williams and Wilkins (1913). ASIN: B000VAWR4Q * Steuart, Richard Sprigg, ''Dr. George Steuart of Annapolis and Doden, Anne Arundel County and his descendants'', S.N. 1955, ASIN: B0007GTCFG
Yentsch, Anne E, p.387, ''A Chesapeake Family and their Slaves: a Study in Historical Archaeology'', Cambridge University Press (1994)
Retrieved August 2010

External links

Steuart in ''Niles Weekly Register Volume 52, 1837
Retrieved August 2010

Retrieved August 2010

Retrieved March 2011 {{DEFAULTSORT:Steuart, William Mayors of Baltimore People of colonial Maryland People of Maryland in the American Revolution

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