Background
He was born in Nedd, Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland on 4 December 1860. Died 24 September 1938 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Career
He started building and contracting with the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline, and went on to build branch lines for them in the Kootenays and Alberta. His Company Foley, Welch and Stewart constructed the PGE, Grand Trunk Pacific, and Canadian Pacific railways in British Columbia. Unfortunately, Stewart became embroiled in the PGE debacle, and was taken to court over alleged overbilling during the construction contract. He also became a large operator in the forest industry with the Bloedel, Stewart and Welch concern.
He owned a mansion, "Ardvar", in Angus Drive, Shaughnessy Heights, Vancouver, and at one time owned all the land in his home parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland.
