

"... joined teh Revolutinary army at the age of fifteen; after the Revolution he had been made a brigadier general in recognition of his service in the Indian Wars..." Myers 1478
General Daniel Stewart (December 20, 1761 - May 27, 1829) was a brigadier general in the Georgia Militia. He joined the militia in 1776 and served during the American Revolutionary War DAR Ancestor # A109395 and the War of 1812.
Stewart was the great-grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt.
Political career
He served as a state representative from 1785 to 1787, Liberty County, Georgia sheriff from 1795 to 1797, and state senator for three terms between 1802 and 1811.
Eponymous places
Fort Stewart and Stewart County, Georgia are named after Daniel Stewart.
1761 |
October 20, 1761
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Newport, St. John Parish, Georgia
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1784 |
March 21, 1784
Age 22
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1788 |
1788
Age 26
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1791 |
October 21, 1791
Age 30
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Liberty County, Georgia, United States
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1792 |
1792
Age 30
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1794 |
1794
Age 32
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1797 |
1797
Age 35
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1799 |
1799
Age 37
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Liberty County, Georgia, United States
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1829 |
May 17, 1829
Age 67
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Newport, Liberty County, Georgia, United States
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