Background
Stuart, John Todd was born on November 10, 1807 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Robert and Hannah (Todd) Stuart.
Stuart, John Todd was born on November 10, 1807 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Robert and Hannah (Todd) Stuart.
Educated Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 1826.
Served in Black Hawk War, elected major. Whig leader in Sangamon region. Member Illinois Legislature, 1832-1836, 38-40, member commission on territories.
Member firm Stuart and (Abraham) Lincoln, 1837-1841.
Member United States House of Representatives from Illinois, as Whig, 26th-27th congresses, 1839-1843, as Democrat, 38th Congress, 1863-1865, opposed emancipation policy of President Lincoln. Member Illinois Senate, 1848-1852.
Active in Springfield (Illinois) City Railway Company. Founder Bettie Stuart Institute (school for girls).
Member Illinois Legislature, 1832-1836, 38-40. Member firm Stuart and (Abraham) Lincoln, 1837-1841. Member United States House of Representatives from Illinois, as Whig, 26th-27th congresses, 1839-1843, as Democrat, 38th Congress, 1863-1865, opposed emancipation policy of President Lincoln.
Member Illinois Senate, 1848-1852.
Married Mary Nash.