Hugh Alexander Stewart

The Hon. Hugh Alexander Stewart

Member of the Canadian Parliament for Leeds
In office 1921–1940
Preceded by	William Thomas White
Succeeded by	George Taylor Fulford
Personal details
Born	(1871-09-29)September 29, 1871 Elizabethtown Township, Ontario
Died	September 4, 1956(1956-09-04) (aged 84)
Political party	Conservative
Cabinet	Minister of Public Works (1930–1935)

Hugh Alexander Stewart, PC (September 29, 1871 – September 4, 1956) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Elizabethtown Township, Ontario, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the Ontario riding of Leeds in the 1921 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, 1930, and 1935. He was defeated in 1940. From 1930 to 1935, he was the Minister of Public Works.

References

Hugh Alexander Stewart – Parliament of Canada biography

Ministers of Public Works

Ministers of Public Works (1867–1996)	McDougall Langevin Mackenzie Tupper Langevin Smith Ouimet Desjardins Tarte Sutherland Hyman Pugsley Monk Rogers Ballantyne Carvell Reid (acting) Sifton Reid (acting) McCurdy Bostock King Perley Ryckman Elliott Stewart P. Cardin Michaud (acting) Fournier Harris (acting) Winters Green Walker Green (acting) Fulton Deschatelets L. Cardin McIlraith Laing Dubé Drury Buchanan Ouellet Nielsen Cosgrove LeBlanc Lapointe La Salle McInnes Jelinek (acting) MacKay Dick Dingwall Marleau¹

Minister of Public Works and Government Services (1996–2015)	Marleau Gagliano Boudria Goodale Owen Brison Fortier Paradis Ambrose Finley

Minister of Public Services and Procurement (2015-present)	Foote

¹As part of substantial governmental reorganization, the position was merged with that of the Minister of Supply and Services to create the position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services on July 12, 1995.

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