The Lincoln County herald., 1871-10-05
tFlom Kansas City Times, Sept 20.
Death OF Ex-Governor II. NJ. Stewart

[Fiom Kansas City Times, Sept. 49,
Death OF Ex-Governor II. NJ. stewart.
Old Time, ever restless in the use Of
the scythe, has cut down one Of Mis-
souri's most illustrions citizens. Robert
NJ. Stewart, Ex-Governor Of Missouri, is
dead. He expired on the morning Of the
2lst inst, at his residence, about 8
o'clock, in st. Joseph, after brief and
painful illness, surrounded by his friends
and relatives, who in his last hours ad
ministered to bis comfort all that love
aud affection could suggest. His death,
though expected was sudden, aud his
attending physicians are Of the opinion
that the ex Governor was not impressed
with the belief that death was about to
claim him so soon as a victim. The
death of so eminent q citizen could not
fail to excite deep feeling in a commu-
nifty in which he was held in such high
esteem, and therefore, the Mayor
Hon. John Severance-responsivs to the
promptiugs Of the feelings Of the people.
issued proclamation announcing the sad
intelligence, and inviting the whole
public to participate in the imposing GER
emonies Of the funeral Of the illustrious
dead.
He was buried yesterday afternoon at
S.. Joseph, In Mount Mora Cemetery.
Ex Governor Stewart was born March
18th, 1915, in the State Of New York.
After completing his education lie was
admitted to the bar at the age Of 81, and
immigrated to ,hs State Of Kentucky
and settled in Louisville in the spring of
1887. A very severe illness soon after
his arrival at his new home induced him
to return to New York. In the spring
Of 1888 he again returned to Kentucky
where he remained until the spring Of
1880, whom he came to Bloomington, or
De kalb, in Buchanan county. From
1889 to 1874 be lived in Bloomington
and practiced law there and at Old Sparta.
During these years Governor Stewart by
his social qualities and gentlemanly de-
pertinent became we'll and favorably
known to most of the Grst settlers on
the border. In 1874 he formed part.
nership with Judge Leonard and moved
to st. Joseph, and commenced the prac
tics OF law. In 1S45 he was elected IA
member Of the State Convention to revise
the constitution; in lS4G he raised com.
pany and was elected Captain in the
Oregon battalion, and started for The
Mexican war, but was taken sick with
infammatory rheumatism and was com
PEELED to return to St. Joseph, and fol
two years he was hell pless invalid in this
city. During his two years Of sickness
-, he was nursed and cared for 10y friends
who aided him because Of his good quail
ties, and his kindness Of heart, aud no
}, with the hope or expectation Of pecuniary
D reward. Some of these. friends nursee
9 the Governor in his last illness ant
= showed all the kindness, even unto death
that could have been shown by wife
mother or sister. While still an invalid
Governor Stewart was in the fall Of lS47
. selected to represent this senatorial dis
a trict in the State Senate.
is He was by re- election continued i
!. this position until he was elected Cover
Dor 10 1857.
10 Governor Stewart is justly entitled tn
Q, father of the internal improvement systeI
X in Missouri. As chairman of the Inter
nal Improvement Committee in the Stat
Senate, he prepared and advocated tn
II bills that insured the building of all th
" 2ain trunk railroads in the State. Fl
20 not only secured the necessary railroa
Legislation, but 10 the case Of the Ham
10 bal and St, Joseph railroad, he made 6
in his own expense the preliminary survey
is and induced the people on the line t
SO take stock sufficient to make available tn
to aid given by Congress and the Stat,
ut AS Governor of Missouri from 1857 I
ID 1861, his record will compare favorabl
''s with that Of any Governor that Mlssou
of ever had.
10 With few remarks upon the chara
of ter and traits of Governos Stewart, v
III close. Wis leading traits were generosir,
,n courage and frankness, He was eve
ed prodigal in the FIRST named trait, an
r though his abilities and social and poll
rn ical rank gave him numberless opport,
ly mites Of accumulating q fortune, he die
nv poor man. He ~as bachelor, thoug
perhaps no man ever lived Who eherishe
tendsres or more cdivalrc regard f
1T tho fair sex than he. He leaves, as
OF mourners, the people Of Missouri, and
ls' them he has bequeatheS the pricele
or legacy of his memory end fame. Nj
Or the earth lie lightly on his honored gray
ng
'or Soldiers Of the war of 1912 must ha
re-. been sturdy fellows. Although mo