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William R. Stewart (October 29, 1864 – April 5, 1958) was a lawyer and state legislator in Ohio. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives.
Apr 25, 2020 · He was the first African-American legislator from Youngstown. He helped secure the funding to build the first Market Street Bridge and secured taxpayer funding for Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital.
Lawyers. William R. Stewart Jr. Share. Bill Stewart has represented private equity funds and privately held companies in hundreds of closed transactions, including leveraged buyouts, sales, equity recapitalizations, minority investments, and other equity financings.
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Elected to the Ohio House in 1895, Stewart was the first African American attorney and legislator from Youngstown. As State Representative, he supported Henry Clay Smith's anti-mob violence legislation, a bill targeting lynching.
The William R. Stewart Lecture was established in 2007 and is supported by the William R. Stewart Memorial Fund for Labor and Employment Law. Stewart, a native of Terre Haute, Indiana, was awarded a BA degree in Government, from Indiana University in 1954.
Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps. Unit of Service: 2nd Air Force; 8th Air Force. Location of Service: West Point, New York; Fort Scott, Kansas; Fort McNair, Virginia; Washington, DC; San Francisco, California; Hawaii; Pacific Theater. Highest Rank: Colonel.
William Stewart’s quest for enlightenment began at age 5 when a family crisis launched a lifelong search for spiritual purpose and meaning. Today Bill is a coach, public speaker and author with over 40 years of research and expertise in personal growth and development.