General 'Daniel Stewart' (December 20,
1761 - May 27,
1829) was a brigadier general in the
Georgia Militia. He joined the militia in 1776 and served during the
American Revolutionary War and the
War of 1812.
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Stewart was the great-grandfather of
Theodore Roosevelt.
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Political career
He served as a state representative from 1785 to 1787,
Liberty County, Georgia sheriff from 1795 to 1797, and state senator for three terms between 1802 and 1811.
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Eponymous places
Fort Stewart and
Stewart County, Georgia are named after Daniel Stewart.
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References
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New Georgia Encyclopedia