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'''John Stewart''' (1 October 1810 &ndash; 30 July 1896) was an English-born Australian politician.
He was born in [[Northumberland]] to estate agent Malcolm Stewart and Elizabeth Scott. He graduated from the [[Edinburgh Veterinary College|Royal Veterinary College]] at [[Edinburgh]] in 1827 and was a professor at the [[Andersonian University]] in [[Glasgow]] from 1834 to 1840. In 1841 he migrated to [[Sydney]], where he married Sarah Pringle on 1 November 1842; they had four children. He established a practice which he ran until 1852, when he retired to [[Keira Vale]]. He moved back to Sydney in 1866, when he was elected to the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] for [[Electoral district of Illawarra|Illawarra]]. Defeated in 1869, he was returned for [[Electoral district of Kiama|Kiama]] in 1871, serving until his defeat in 1874. In 1879 he was appointed to the [[New South Wales Legislative Council]]. He resumed veterinary practice in 1882. He left the Legislative Council in 1895 and died at [[Summer Hill, New South Wales|Summer Hill]] the following year.<ref name="NSW Parl">{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=366 |name=Mr John Stewart [1] (1810&ndash;1896) |former=Yes |access-date=15 April 2019}}</ref>
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