Background
Stewart, William Finney Bay was born on February 25, 1849 in Chanceford Tp., York Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas Roland and Sarah Jane (Bay) Stewart.
Stewart, William Finney Bay was born on February 25, 1849 in Chanceford Tp., York Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas Roland and Sarah Jane (Bay) Stewart.
Educated York Company Academy. (honorary Master of Arts, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania). Studied law.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, November 3, 1873. Judge county courts, January 1, 1896-January 1, 1906. Promoter and one of principal owners York Haven Water & Power Company.
President York Card & Paper Company, York Knitting Mills Company, Security Title & Trust Company, member of law firm Stewart & Gerber.
Member American Academy Political and Social Science.
Married Laura East. Danner, of York, Pennsylvania, August 26, 1877.