- John Stewart (financier)
John Stewart was a Canadian financier and railway builder.
He was born in Nedd, Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland on 4 Dec 1860; died 24 Sep 1938
Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada.He started building and contracting with the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline, and went on to build branch lines for them inthe Kootenays and Alberta. His Company
Foley, Welch and Stewart constructed thePGE ,Grand Trunk Pacific , andCanadian Pacific railways in BC.Unfortunately, Stewart became embroiled in the PGE debacle, and was taken to court over alleged overbilling duringthe construction contract. Stewart wrapped up the one company and formed another, Northern Construction withhis son. He also became a large operator in the forest industry with the
Bloedel, Stewart and Welch concern.Stewart served with the
Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division in theFirst World War , achieving the rank of Major General.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.
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