James Garfield Stewart

James Garfield Stewart (November 17, 1880 – April 3, 1959) was an American Republican politician from Cincinnati, Ohio. He served as mayor of Cincinnati from 1938 to 1947 and then as justice on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1947 to 1959. Stewart's son Potter (1915 - 1985) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Another son, Zeph Stewart, was the master of Lowell House and head of the Classics department at Harvard. His daughter was Irene Potter Stewart Taylor, of Cincinnati, Ohio.

James Garfield Stewart
38th Mayor of Cincinnati
In office
1938–1947
Preceded byRussell Wilson
Succeeded byCarl W. Rich
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office
March 5, 1947  April 3, 1959
Appointed byThomas J. Herbert
Preceded byCharles S. Bell
Succeeded byJohn Weld Peck II
Personal details
Born(1880-11-17)November 17, 1880
Springfield, Ohio
DiedApril 3, 1959(1959-04-03) (aged 78)
Louisville, Kentucky
Resting placeSpringfield, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHarriet L. Potter (divorced)
ChildrenPotter, Zeph
Irene Potter Stewart Taylor
Alma materKenyon College
Cincinnati Law School
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