Background
STEWART, Francisco was born on July 8, 1881 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
STEWART, Francisco was born on July 8, 1881 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Educated Escuela Naval.
Chief, hydrographic commission of Samborombón bay, 1918, of Beagle canal, 1919-1920. Chief, group of explorers, 1921-1922. Director, hydrographic section, ministry of navy, 1923-1925, chief of secretariat, 1931-1932.
Commandant, frigate Presidente Sarmiento, 1925-1926, armored ship Moreno, 1933-1934. Chief, explorers division, 193233, cruisers division, 1934-1935. Director general of navy materiel, 1935-1938.
Chief, torpedo-boat squadron, 1938^40. Director, Escuela de Guerra Naval, 1940. President, organizing and administrative commns., national merchant fleet, 1940-1943.
Retired from active service in 1943 with rank of vice-admiral. President, Institute Argentino de Racionalización de Materiales, since 1944, Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, 1945. Directors, Society de Educación Industrial Politécnico Norberto Piñero.
Member naval commission in Europe, 1922-1923. Member board of directors, Society de Educación Industrial Politécnico Norberto Piñero. Member: Círculo Naval (ex-president), Liga Naval Argentina (ex-president), Institute Cultural ArgentinoSueco.