Duncan Stewart (Mississippi politician)
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Duncan Stewart (1763-1819) was a United States politician, who during his career held offices in three U.S. states: North Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi and holding a very rare distinction of serving in three diffrent state legislatures (North Carolina House of Representatives, Tennessee House of Representatives and Mississippi House of Representatives).
He is best known as first Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi (1817-1819). He died in this office and is interred at Stewart Two Cemetery, near Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
Stewart County, Tennessee is named after him.
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- Mississippi politician stubs
- Tennessee politician stubs
- 1763 births
- 1819 deaths
- Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi
- Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
- Members of the North Carolina General Assembly
- North Carolina politicians
- Stewart County, Tennessee