Samuel Stewart

Background

Stewart was born to an Irish family in Philadelphia in 1826. His mother died in America and his father returned to Ireland in 1837.

Career

He was by profession a trunk maker but his interest was in plants. Eventually both of them worked in his family"s trunk-making business. Whilst we worked Stewart had a very thin education from the local Sunday school.

He became an assistant curator of the Belfast Natural History Society Museum Eleven years later in 1891 he was appointed Curator.

He died after falling whilst crossing the road. Samuel Alexander Stewart is best known for editing Stewart, South America & Corry, Thomas, Hughes.

1888 The flora of the north-east of Ireland. Corry (1860 - 1883) drowned in Lough Gill, Company

Sligo and Stewart completed the Flora alone.

Achievements

• He attended Ralph Tate"s science classes from 1860 and he was a founder member of the Belfast Naturalists" Field Club.