Oscar E. Stuart Biography


	This biography appears on page 663 in "History of Dakota Territory" 
	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, 
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				OSCAR E. STUART.

	The spirit of enterprise and progress which has been the dominant 
factor in the upbuilding of the northwest finds expression in the life 
of Oscar E. Stuart, who is now filling the position of treasurer of 
Stanley county. He has been a lifelong resident of this state and is a 
representative of one of the pioneer families. His birth occurred at 
Swan Lake, South Dakota, September 12, 1879, his parents being O. C. 
and Elsie M. Stuart. The father homesteaded a tract of land in Turner 
county and there engaged in farming. He belonged to that class of 
diligent progressive men who have been the upbuilders of the great 
west, bringing about its rapid and substantial development. He was 
ambitious that his children should hare good educational opportunities 
as a preparation for life's practical and responsible duties and after 
mastering the elementary branches of learning, Oscar E. Stuart entered 
the high school at Chamberlain, south Dakota, in which he completed the 
full course and was graduated. His more specifically literary course 
was pursued in the University of South Dakota, where he won his 
Bachelor of Arts degree as a member of the class of 1906. Immediately 
afterward he made his entrance into business life and was connected at 
different periods with the abstract business and with banking. His 
developing powers and his recognized worth led later to his selection 
for public office and on the 5th of November, 1912, and again in 
November, 1914, he was elected treasurer of Stanley county, in which 
capacity he is now serving. 

	On the 18th of February, 1907, at Vermillion, South Dakota, Mr. 
Stuart was united in marriage to Miss Grace Wildman, a daughter of W. 
H. Wildman, a Civil war veteran. In religious faith Mr. Stuart is a 
Presbyterian and his fraternal relations are with Mt. Moriah Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M. of Kadoka, South Dakota, of which he was secretary in 1912. 
His political allegiance has always been given to the republican party 
and of its principles he is all earnest and stalwart advocate. He keeps 
well informed on the questions and issues of the day and is thus able 
to support his position by intelligent argument. He is proving a 
capable public official, carefully guarding the interests of the county 
as the custodian of its public funds and his record is v inning for him 
the high regard and the endorsement of many who hold opposite political 
views.