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John Steward Jr.

Merchant (Dry Goods)

Centurion, 1857–1861

Born 30 July 1814 in Goshen, New York

Died 10 April 1901 in New York (Manhattan), New York

Buried Slate Hill Cemetery, Goshen, New York

Proposed by John H. Gourlie

Elected 5 November 1857 at age forty-three

Archivist’s Note: Brother of D. Jackson Steward; father of John Steward Jr.; brother-in-law of Goldsborough Banyer (aka John Campbell White)