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is named in his honor. Before McIlvane Hall was demolished in 2008, the clock chimed to note the hour.
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He died on May 31, 1940. His wife, Margaretta Donnan Stewart, took over control of the
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on August 12, 1876 to Reverend William G. and Jennie Wright Stewart. He graduated from
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Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College
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The John L. Stewart Clock Tower on the northwest corner of the
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Johnson, Terri T. (2008-07-18). "Bell tolling for tower?".
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John L. Stewart
John Leighton Stuart
John Stewart Leighton

Bakerstown, Pennsylvania
Washington & Jefferson College
Harvard Law School
newspaper publisher
Washington, Pennsylvania
Bakerstown, Pennsylvania
Washington & Jefferson College
Harvard Law School
Ernest F. Acheson
Washington, Pennsylvania
Observer-Reporter
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington Female Seminary
The Washington Hospital
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association
Observer-Reporter
McIlvane Hall
Washington & Jefferson College
The John L. Stewart Tower at McIlvane Hall
McIlvane Hall
The Observer-Reporter building in Washington, Pennsylvania
Observer-Reporter
Washington, Pennsylvania


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