William Downie Stewart
William Downie Stewart may refer to: *William Downie Stewart Sr (1842–1898), member of House of Representatives for City of Dunedin and Dunedin West *William Downie Stewart Jr (1878–1949), historian; mayor of Dunedin; son of William Downie Stewart Sr See also *William Stewart (other) William, Willie, Will, Bill or Billy Stewart may refer to: Entertainment * Jack Williamson or Will Stewart (1908–2006), American science fiction writer * William G. Stewart (1933–2017), English television producer, director and presenter of '' ...

William Downie Stewart Sr
William Downie Stewart (15 May 1842 – 25 November 1898) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician and a lawyer. Early life Stewart was born in Blair Drummond near Stirling in Scotland. His parents were Alexander Stewart and Mary (née Downie). He commenced to study law in Scotland, but came to Dunedin aged 19 in 1861, arriving on the ''Robert Henderson'' on 8 October. In Dunedin, he continued his studies. Stewart had eleven siblings, and over time nine of them also migrated to Dunedin. He married Rachel Stewart (née Hepburn), the youngest daughter of the early Dunedin settler George Hepburn (politician), George Hepburn. They had five children, four of whom survived into adulthood. All of these continued Stewart's work in public service. After Rachel's death in 1878, Stewart married Mary Thomson; they produced one child, a daughter. Both his widow and daughter left New Zealand shortly after his death.Thomson, J. (ed.) (1998) ''Southern people: A dictionary of Otago-Southland ...
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William Downie Stewart Jr
William Downie Stewart (29 July 1878 – 29 September 1949) was a New Zealand Finance Minister, Mayor of Dunedin and writer. Early life Stewart was born in Dunedin in 1878. His father was William Downie Stewart, a lawyer and politician. His mother was Rachel Hepburn, daughter of George Hepburn. One of his four siblings was Rachelina (Rachel) Hepburn Armitage. Stewart's mother died within months of his birth, leaving him and his four siblings to be raised by nannies and nurses. From 1888–1894, he attended Otago Boys' High School and continued his studies at the University of Otago. Political career Downie Stewart was the author of a number of books. He and the American economist James Edward Le Rossignol of the University of Denver published ''State socialism in New Zealand'' in 1910. A reviewer called the book "an illuminating study of the remarkable series of instructive experiments in socialistic legislation, for which New Zealand has become conspicuous, togeth ...
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