The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-08-01
President OF the Montana Stock Growers
Association.

Tue election this week of Granville Stuart,
pioneer Of the pioneers Of Montana, to the
Presidency OF the Montana Stock Growers
Association, one of the largest and most i'm
portant of Montana's interests, renders OPP
perfume portrait and sketch Of one of the
best and best known of Montanians.
Granville Stuart Is of Scotch descent and
was born near Clarksburg, Harrison county,
Virginia, August 81, 1884. His school edu-
cation was limited TO three months In year,
and but few years, In the backwoods school
houses where so many Of us graduated-the
usual "winter term" of farmer boy. Three
years of bis life were spent in Virginia, two
In Illinois, thirteen In Iowa, five In Califor-
MIA, and he has now been twenty seven years
in Montana. During this time he has fol-
lowed the avocations of miner, merchant and
accountant and is at present manager Of the
large Kohrs, Stuart & Co., stock growing
company near Fort Maginnis.
In company will James Stuart, Rein An
derson, Thomas Adams, Fred. 81. Burr, and
John Fl. Powell, Mr.. Stuart did the first
prospecting and mining for gold in Montana.
on Gold Creek, near Pioneer, from 1858
to 1862, and their operations caused the
stampede which settled this portion Of the
country. He continued to reside in Deer
Lodge until few years ago when he re-
moved to Helena where he wound up the A.
fairs of the Peoples National Bank, and
some three years ago removed to Fort Ma
ginnls to engage In stock growing.
Mr.. Stuart has always been leading and
working citizen in every community wherein
he resided. He was member of the Terri
torial Council In 1872; of the House in 1875,
1879, and the Extra Session of July, 1878, and
President Of the Council in 1888, being elect
ed on the Democratic ticket Of which party
he has always been member. He was al
ways one of the Understanding members
OF the Legislative bodies with which he was
identified, and many of the laws of Montana
bear the impress of his we'll directed labors.
Almost continuously during his residence in
Montana he has been q school trustee, and
took especial aud intelligent interest In pub
lie school affairs, devoting much time and his
best energies to promoting educational well
fare. He has never sought or held any Office
which might be termed one Of emolument,
but In those, as we'll as all public duties,
where there was much work and little or no
1t was always customary here
to see that Granville Stuart was promptly
ka ha
of his services were the meteoro.
logical observations which he continuously
made and recorded almost from the day of
bis arrival In Montana until his departure
from Deer Lodge, during which time he was
The Montana correspondent of the Smithso-
man Institute at Washington.
Mr.. Stuart was married In 1862 and has
seven children, beside two adopted. His
character and habits are without blemish.
temperate aud temperance man
always, he has never belonged TO any tenn |
,erance organization-nor, in fact, to any
Society, secret or otherwise, except the His
orical Society of Montana. In religion be |
s q pronounced Materialist-one who be-
ieves that man came up from far below the |
ponges; that he always has advanced and
will continue to do so forever; that the
world grows steadily better owing to the
more general diffusion of knowledge, and
hat in this is the only salvation man will
yer know. Mr.. Stuart Is man OF fine in
elect and his faculties have been improved
y life of constant study Of books, nature,
nd events. His nature is courageous and
uiet; with good will toward good willing
men, taking life TRANQUILITY and philosophic-
lily, kindly and affable in disposition, yet
eady at any moment to stake his life for his
lights. He is Of the very best type of from
iersmcn and at the head Of one of the most
important interests in the Territory has an
pportunity to organize and direct Its efforts,
'hich we are confident he will wisely and
iligently do, not only for the welfare Of
hose directly interested, but for the Terri
Dry generally.