J. George Stewart

• Name — J. George Stewart • Office — Architect of the Capitol • Term Start — October 1, 1954 • Term End — May 24, 1970 • President — Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard M. Nixon • Predecessor — David Lynn • Successor — George M. White • State2 — Delaware • District2 — at-large • Term Start2 — January 3, 1935 • Term End2 — January 3, 1937 • Predecessor2 — Wilbur L. Adams • Successor2 — William F. Allen • Born — 2 June 1890 • Birthplace — Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. • Died — 24 May 1970 • Place of death — Washington, D.C., U.S • Party — Republican • Alma Mater — University of Delaware • Occupation — Civil engineer

Stewart was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He attended the public schools of Wilmington and the University of Delaware in Newark. He worked in the landscape construction business from 1919 until 1942, during which time he was a member of the Delaware Athletic Commission from 1931 until 1934, and a commissioner on the Delaware Emergency Relief Commission in 1934.

• Illustration — Stewart (right) escorts President Lyndon B. Johnson to the 1965 State of the Union Address Stewart was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1934, defeating Democrat John C. Hazzard. He served in the Republican minority in the 74th Congress from January 3, 1935, until January 3, 1937, during the first administration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but lost his bid for a second term in 1936 to Democrat William F. Allen. Ten years later, he became a member of the staff of the United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, and served there from 1947 until 1951. He was special engineer to the lands division of the United States Department of Justice and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1952–1953, and was a civil engineer in Hollywood, Florida, in 1954. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed him to be Architect of the Capitol, and he served in that position from October 1, 1954, until his death.

Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. U.S. Representatives take office January 3 and have a two-year term. Public offices • Office — Type — Location — Began office — Ended office — Notes • U.S. Representative — Legislature — Washington, D.C. — January 3, 1935 — January 3, 1937 United States Congressional service • Dates — Congress — Chamber — Majority — President — Committees — Class/District • 1935–1937 — 74th — U.S. House — Democratic — Franklin D. Roosevelt — at-large Election results • Year — Office — Subject — Party — votes — % — Opponent — Party — votes — % • 1934 — U.S. Representative — |J. George Stewart — |Republican — |52,468 — |53% — |John C. Hazzard — |Democratic — |45,927 — |46% • 1936 — U.S. Representative — |J. George Stewart — |Republican — |55,664 — |44% — |William F. Allen — |Democratic — |65,485 — |52%