- Joseph Francis Stewart
Joseph Francis Stewart, known as Joe Stewart (1889 -
6 May 1964 ), was an Irish nationalistpolitician .After growing up in
Dungannon , where he studied at the Christian Brothers' School, Stewart worked as a wine merchant and became active in theIrish Parliamentry Party . At theJanuary 1910 UK general election , he worked as theelection agent forThomas Kettle . [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/biographies.html Northern Ireland Parliament Elections Results: Biographies] ]In 1923, Stewart was elected to the Dungannon
Board of Governors , a post he held until the Board was dissolved in 1948.Brendan Lynn, "Holding the Ground: The Nationalist Party in Northern Ireland, 1945 - 72" (1997), ISBN 1855219808] He was also elected toTyrone County Council for the Nationalist Party, was a long-time member of DungannonUrban District Council , and was the President of the TyroneAncient Order of Hibernians .At the
Northern Ireland general election, 1929 , Stewart was elected for East Tyrone, a seat he held until his death in 1964.Following the death of
Joseph Devlin , Stewart was elected to Westminster at theFermanagh and Tyrone by-election, 1934 , but he stood down at the following year's general election.In 1958, Stewart became the Chairman of the Nationalist Party at Stormont, a position he retained until his death.
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