The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-03-03
HON. GRANVILLE STUART.
Pioneer bIontanian Appointed Minister
ID, to Paraguay and Uruguay.

Hon. GRANVILLE STUART, who was
appointed to a foreign mission last week,
brief mention Of which was made in our
last issue, is one OF the oldest and most
prominent residents Of Montana, and the
first in our new State to receive such
high honor The biographical sketch Of
Mr.. Stuart below appeared in the New
NoRTHwEsT of Aug. 1, 1884, q few days
after his election to the presidency of
the Montana Stock growers Association.
Granville Stuart is OF Scotch descent and was
born near Clarksburg, Harrison county, Virginia,
August n, 1881 His school education was limited
to three months In a year. and but few years. in
the backwoOds school houses where so many of
us gradl@fted-rthe usual winter term = Of u
farmer boy. Three years OF his life were spent III
Virginia. two in Illinois. thirteen In Iowa. five in
California, and he has now been tWenty-seyen
| years III Montana. During this time he has fol-
| lowed the avocations OF MINER merchant and ac-
conntant and Is ut present nla,ag II of the large
| kohrs. Stuart & Co. stock growing company near
Fort Maginris.
| In company with James Stuart. Rein Anderson.
Thomas Adams, Fred Fl. Burr, and John H.
! 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 Il few years ago when he removed to
/ Helena where he wound up the affairs OF the
Peoples National bank. and some three years ago
removed to Fort Alagnnis to engage in stock
| growing,
| Nj Stuart has always been IL leading and work
| ing citizen i'll every community wherein ne resii-
| ed. he w;,S Il member of the Territorial council
/ in 1872 OF the house in 1875, 1879. aud the extra
session Of Jlly 1873 and president OF the council
in lsSS being elected on the Democratic ticket of
which party he has always been Il member. He
| was always one of the Understanding members
| Of the legislative bodies with which hewus dent-
! fled, and many Of the laws OF Montana bear the
impress of his we'll directed Iabors. Almost con-
tinuously during his residence in Montana he has
been Il school trllster, and took. especial and in
telligen interest i'll public school affairs devotins
much time and his best energies to promoting
educational welfare. He has never SOught,or held
any Office which might be termed one Of emoiu-
ment. but in those, as well rs all public duties.
where there WIS much work and little or no re-
enumeration, it was always customary here to see
that Granville Stuart wls promptly chosen for
the place. Not among the least valuable Of his
services We're the meteorological observations
which hn continuously made and recorded almost
from the day Of his arrival i'll Montana until his
departure from Deer Lodge, during which time
he was the Montana correspondent Of the Smith
Sonian Institute lit Washington.
Mr.. stuart WAS married i'll 1852. and has seven
children. beside two adopted. His character and
habits are without blemish. Although Il tenn
ttaiate and temperance man always. be- lt> never
belonged toa temperance organization nor, in
fact to any society," secret or otherwise, except
, the Historical society of Mon;na III religion he
is II pronounced MateriaiSt--one VINO believes
that man came up from far below the
sponges, that he always has advanced and viii
continue to do so forever; that the world grows
steadily better owing to the more general diffusion,
OF knowledge. and that i'll THIS is the only sal
vation man will ever know. Mr.. Stuart is MAJ
: Of fine intellect and his faculties have been inl
proved by life OF constant study OF books, nature
and events His nature is courageous and quiet
' with good will toward good willing men, taking
5 life TRANQUILITY and pht.osophcally kindly ant
e af1ah!e in disposition, yet ready at any moment Il
: stake his life for his rights. He is Of the yer
: best type OF frontierSmen and at the head Of on
OF the most important interests i'll the Territory.