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Stewart stood for re-election in the general election of 1848 but was defeated. He tried again in the elections of 1851 and 1854, but was defeated each time. In the 1851 election, he was affiliated with the
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British government on behalf of Bytown residents and Montreal merchants, arguing for the need for navigational improvements to the Ottawa River. Three years later, in 1838, he gave testimony in the British Parliament about the
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Stewart's farm. Several streets in the area were named for members of his family: Catherine Street for his wife, McLeod Street for his son, Flora Street, Isabella Street, and Florence Street for his daughters.
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