Duncan Stewart (Mississippi politician)

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 different 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 (1817–1820) serving under Governor David Holmes. 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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Political Graveyard

Political offices
Preceded by office created	Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi 1817-1820	Succeeded by James Patton

Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi

Stewart Patton Dickson Brandon Scott Winston office abolished 1832–70 Powers Davis Stone Sims Shands Evans Jones Harrison Carter Manship Bilbo Russell Casteel Murphree Adam Murphree Snider Murphree Wright Lumpkin Gartin Johnson Gartin Sullivan Winter Gandy Dye Briggs Musgrove Tuck Bryant Reeves

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