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George Stuart NIXON, Congress, NV (1860-1912)

Senate Years of Service: 1905-1912Party: RepublicanNIXON, George Stuart, a Senator from Nevada; born in Placer County, Calif., on April 2, 1860; attended the public schools; went to work for a…

John Stuart WILLIAMS, Congress, KY (1818-1898)

Senate Years of Service: 1879-1885Party: DemocratWILLIAMS, John Stuart, a Senator from Kentucky; born near Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky., July 10, 1818; attended the common schools;…

Stuart Felix REED, Congress, WV (1866-1935)

REED, Stuart Felix, a Representative from West Virginia; born near Philippi, Barbour County, W.Va., January 8, 1866; attended the common schools; taught in country schools; was graduated from…

Charles Edward STUART, Congress, MI (1810-1887)

Senate Years of Service: 1853-1859Party: DemocratSTUART, Charles Edward, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born near Waterloo, Columbia County, N.Y., November 25, 1810; studied law…

Stuart, British royal family

(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, royal family that ruled Scotland and England. The Stuart lineage began in a family of hereditary stewards of Scotland, the earliest of whom was Walter (d. 1177),…

Hall, Stuart Henry McPhail

(Encyclopedia) Hall, Stuart, 1932–2014, Jamaican-born British sociologist and cultural theorist, b. Kingston, Jamaica. Hall attended Jamaica College…

Donald Stuart RUSSELL, Congress, SC (1906-1998)

Senate Years of Service: 1965-1966Party: DemocratRUSSELL, Donald Stuart, a Senator from South Carolina; born in Lafayette Springs, Lafayette County, Miss., February 22, 1906; moved with his…

Murray, Alexander Stuart

(Encyclopedia) Murray, Alexander Stuart, 1841–1904, Scottish archaeologist. He was assistant keeper (1867–86) and keeper (from 1886) of Greek and Roman antiquities at the British Museum. From 1894 to…

Calverley, Charles Stuart

(Encyclopedia) Calverley, Charles Stuart, 1831–84, English poet and translator. Expelled from Oxford for a youthful prank, he earned academic honors at Cambridge. He became famous for the wit and…

Stuart, Charles Edward

(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Charles Edward, 1720–88, claimant to the British throne, b. Rome. First son of James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender), he was known as Bonnie Prince Charlie…