Charles A. Stewart Biography


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				CHARLES A. STEWART. 

	Charles A. Stewart, cashier of the Stockmans Bank, is a respected 
resident of Hot Springs and is proving a worthy son of his father, Dr. 
Alexander S. Stewart, who did much for the early development of the 
city. His birth occurred at Tecumseh, Nebraska, on the 7th of November, 
1873, and the father was born in Switzerland county, Indiana, August 2, 
1839, but as a boy removed with his parents to Winterset, Iowa, and 
acquired his preparatory education at the Iowa Wesleyan Academy. His 
preparation for his profession was made in a medical college at 
Cincinnati, which conferred upon him the degree of M D. in 1864. He 
served for eighteen months as a lieutenant in Company E, Second 
Nebraska Cavalry, in the Civil war and had the good fortune to escape 
sickness and wounds. He began practice in Pawnee county, Nebraska, and 
soon after settling there became prominently identified with public 
affairs, being one of the leaders in the republican party. He was a 
member of the last territorial council and the first state senate of 
Nebraska, and in 1870 was a state representative. The following year he 
was a member of the constitutional convention and in 1877 was appointed 
register of the land office at Deadwood, Dakota, by President Hayes. 
Accepting that position he removed to Deadwood and discharged the 
duties devolving upon him for four and a half years. In 1882 he settled 
in Hot Springs, which remained his home until his death, and in 
connection with four other men he organized a company which platted the 
town of Hot Springs. He was elected to the last territorial legislature 
and introduced the bill to locate the State Old Soldiers Home at Hot 
Springs. Although there was considerable opposition, his generalship 
was such that the bill was passed and a good appropriation secured. 
During the long years of his residence in Hot Springs he was intimately 
connected with many movements that resulted in the progress and 
advancement of the city and served as mayor of that municipality. He 
continued active in the real-estate business for many years and his 
activities were a benefit to the public as well as to himself, as he 
planned his operations with a view to the larger development of the 
city. He was state commander of the Grand Army of the Republic and 
belonged to a number of fraternal orders. While still a resident of 
Nebraska he was superintendent of the State Insane Hospital there and 
proved an able executive. His religious faith was that of the Christian 
church. He passed away in Hot Springs in January, 1911, and his widow, 
who bore the maiden name of Mary A. Woods and was born in Jefferson 
county, Indiana, in 1851, still resides in that city. They were the 
parents of four children: One who died in childhood; Blanche, the wife 
of William H. Stanley, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this work; 
Charles A., of this review; and Harry, who passed away in Hot Springs 
at the age of twenty-five years. 

	Charles A. Stewart entered the Black Hills College of Hot Springs 
after completing a course in the common schools and in securing an 
excellent education laid the foundation for his later success in life. 
Upon leaving school he was employed in the post office and continued 
there for ten years, at the end of which time he entered the Stockman's 
Bank of Hot Springs as assistant cashier. After serving for three years 
in that capacity he was elected cashier of that institution, which 
office he has since held. All that he does is characterized by energy, 
efficiency and sound judgment and his management of the affairs of the 
Stockman's Bank has resulted in its prosperity and growth. His advice 
is often sought and followed in financial matters and he is justly 
accounted one of the leaders in banking circles in his section of the 
state. He is half owner of the Evans Plunge, which is the leading bath 
and plunge of Hot Springs and also owns considerable land in this 
state. 

	Mr. Stewart was married October 4, 1904, Miss Isabel Dunn, a 
native of Deadwood and a daughter of William and Estella (Jinks) Dunn, 
becoming his wife. Her father was born in Minnesota and her mother in 
Nebraska, but both removed to the Black Hills district in early life. 
For many years Mr. Dunn was chief of the Deadwood police force and died 
in the service about 1892. His widow survives and is still living in 
Deadwood. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart are the parents of two children: Duncan 
A., born January 11, 1907; and Mary Belle, whose birth occurred on the 
24th of September, 1913. 

	Mr. Stewart is a loyal republican and is at present city 
treasurer of Hot Springs, serving his fourth term. Fraternally he is 
connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Although he is always ready to 
cooperate in movements for the good of the public, his time is largely 
given to his duties as cashier of the Stockman's Bank, as he feels that 
in so doing he is not only serving his individual interests but those 
of the community as well, since the prosperity and solidity of the 
banks of a city have much to do with its welfare.