Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886

William A. Stewart, lawyer and postmaster of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and a native of Lawrence County, of the same State, is a son of Daniel M. and Sarah F. (Evans) Stewart, natives, respectively, of Tennessee and North Carolina. The father was reared in this county, and early in life adopted the medical profession. He practiced here until 1876, when he removed to Denton County, Tex., where he now resides. His only brother, John W. Stewart, a highly enterprising and public-spirited citizen of Lawrence County, was sheriff of that county during the war, and held the office of surveyor regularly from the time he attained his majority until his death, in November, 1884. Our subject’s grandfather, Alexander Stewart, came to Lawrence County about 1820, and here he resided, following farming, until shortly before his death, which occurred in Alabama October 14, 1883. Our subject was reared and educated in this county, completing an academic course at the West Point High School. At the age of twenty he began the study of law with a view of making it a profession. He read law in the office of Judge R. H. Rose, and in 1872 was admitted to practice in Lawrence County courts and entered regularly in the practice of his profession, first with W. C. Davis, but soon after with his former preceptor, until 1879, since which time Mr. Stewart has been engaged in the practice alone. He is a Democrat in politics, although his ancestors were of the Whig stock. His father and uncle were both in the Confederate service during the late war. In August, 1885, our subject was appointed, by President Cleveland, postmaster at Lawrenceburg, which position he now fills. At the same time he became connected with the Lawrence Democrat in the capacity of associate editor and publisher, having contributed equally with others to the success of this official organ of democracy in Lawrence County. January 1, 1880, he married Loulie S. Parkes, a native of Giles County, Tenn. Two children, Jennie L. and Parkes Evans, were born to this union. Mr. Stewart is a member of the K. of H., and himself and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

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