Bio of STEWART, James Ross (b.1874), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

Vol III, pg 346-349
JAMES ROSS STEWART
James Ross Stewart was born in Ottawa, Ontario, March 12, 1874, and is a son of
Alexander and Margaret (Stuart) Stewart, both of whom were natives of Scotland.
On leaving the land of hills and heather they crossed the Atlantic to Canada
about the year 1845 and settled near Ottawa. The father was a farmer by
occupation and after following that pursuit for a time in Canada he came with
his family across the border, settling in North Dakota in 1878 and establishing
his home at Grand Forks. He was engaged for a considerable period in grain
raising, becoming one of the repre­sentative agriculturists of his section of
the country. Both he and his wife have passed away.
James Ross Stewart was educated in the public schools of North Dakota, pursuing
his studies in one of the country schools and remaining on the home farm until
he reached the age of sixteen years. In 1891 he left home to take up the
business of grain buying, which he followed for three years, and in 1894, when a
young man of twenty years, he engaged in the grain business on his own account
at Willow City, North Dakota. He continued his operations in that state until
1901, when he came to Minne­apolis, remaining with the Stewart Elevator Company.
This organization continued to buy grain in the country until 1905, when the
Banner Grain Company was organ­ized, of which Mr. Stewart became the first
president and has so continued. However, in 1920, he sold his elevators and
since that date has practically lived retired, leaving active operations in the
grain trade to others.
In still another field, however, Mr. Stewart has become widely and prominently
known. He owns the Mineral Springs Stock Farm, located sixteen miles south of
Minne­apolis on the Minnesota river, comprising three hundred and forty acres of
land, on which are some of the most modern buildings that could be erected,
embodying every feature of progressive farming methods. The place is stocked
with pedigreed cattle, there being about ninety head. This is strictly a
breeding farm and is known throughout the United States.
On the 5th of June, 1900, Mr. Stewart was married to Miss Ila M. Welch, a native
of Texas, and they have one daughter, Virginia M. Mr. Stewart is a member of the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, the Chicago Board of Trade, the Duluth Board of
Trade and the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce. He has membership connections with
the Minneapolis Club, the Minikahda Club, the Interlachen Club, the Lafayette
Club and the Automobile Club. He stands for all those things which constitute a
forward step and the worth of his influence and efforts in these connections is
widely acknowledged.