John Todd Stuart:
Born: November 10, 1807
Birthplace: Lexington Kentucky
Father: Robert Stuart 1772 – 1856
(Buried: The Lexington Cemetery Lexington Kentucky)
Mother: Hannah Todd 1781 – 1834
(Buried: The Lexington Cemetery Lexington Kentucky)
Wife: Mary Virginia Nash 1816 – 1901
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield Illinois)
Children:
Bettie Jane Stuart Brown 1838 – 1869
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield Illinois)
Virginia L. Stuart 1845 – 1893
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield Illinois)
Frank N. Stuart 1847 – 1896
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield Illinois)
Robert Lockwood Stuart 1852 – 1924
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield Illinois)
Hannah L. Stuart 1854 – 1909
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield Illinois)
Political Party: Whig Party and Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Springfield Illinois
Law Partner of future President Abraham Lincoln
1832: Major during the Black Hawk War
1832 – 1836: Illinois State Representative
1836: Unsuccessful candidate for United States Congress
1839 – 1843: United States Congressman from Illinois
1842: choose not to be a candidate for renomination to U.S. Congress
1848 – 1852: Illinois State Senator
1860: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of Illinois
Civil War Career:
Attorney in Springfield Illinois
1863 – 1865: United States Congressman from Illinois
1863 – 1865: Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee
1865: Voted against the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1885: Attorney in Springfield Illinois
Died: November 28, 1885
Place of Death: Springfield Illinois
Age at time of Death: 78 years old
Burial Place: Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield Illinois
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