Frank Q. Stuart (January 24, 1856 – January 2, 1923) was an American politician active in Colorado and Iowa.
Biography
editFrank Q. Stewart was born in Melrose, Iowa. He studied law in Chariton, Iowa.[1] He served in the Colorado House of Representatives during the 6th General Assembly. A Republican at the time, he served in the House on the following committees: Agriculture & Irrigation; Judiciary; Labor; and Reapportionment & State Affairs.[2] He served with his brother, Tom Stuart, the Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives.[3] He returned to Iowa and was active with the Democratic Party and Populist Party. He received a single vote in the 1896 United States Senate election in Iowa finishing third behind William B. Allison, the Republican incumbent, and Washington Irving Babb, a past state legislator and the Democratic candidate.[4] He died January 2, 1923, in San Francisco, California.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Wennerstrum, C. F. (1923). "Frank Q. Stuart; 1856-1923". Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of the Iowa State Bar Association. p. 68. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "Frank Q. Stuart". Colorado Legislators Past and Present. Colorado General Assembly Legislative Council Staff. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022.
- ^ "The Arbitrator". The Labor Enquirer. Denver, Colorado. July 9, 1887. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ Clark, Dan Elbert (1913). History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa. p. 238. Retrieved January 5, 2023.