John Stewart (financier)
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John Stewart was a Canadian financier and railway builder.
He was born in Nedd
, Assynt
, Sutherland, Scotland
on 4 Dec 1860; died 24 Sep 1938 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
He started building and contracting with the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline, and went on to build branch lines for them in
the Kootenays and Alberta. His Company Foley, Welch and Stewart
constructed the PGE, Grand Trunk Pacific, and Canadian Pacific railways in BC.
Unfortunately, Stewart became embroiled in the PGE debacle, and was taken to court over alleged overbilling during
the construction contract. Stewart wrapped up the one company and formed another, Northern Construction with
his son. He also became a large operator in the forest industry with the Bloedel, Stewart and Welch concern.
Stewart served with the Royal Engineers
Railway Operating Division
in the First World War, achieving the rank of Major General.
He owned a mansion, "Ardvar", in Angus Drive, Shaughnessy Heights, Vancouver, and at one time owned all the land in his home parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland.
He was born in Nedd
Nedd
Nedd is a small village, which lies on the western head of Loch Nedd in Lairg, western Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.The village of Drumbeg lies less than 1 mile north west along the B869 road....
, Assynt
Assynt
Assynt is a civil parish in west Sutherland, Highland, Scotland – north of Ullapool.It is famous for its landscape and its remarkable mountains...
, Sutherland, Scotland
Sutherland
Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...
on 4 Dec 1860; died 24 Sep 1938 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
He started building and contracting with the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline, and went on to build branch lines for them in
the Kootenays and Alberta. His Company Foley, Welch and Stewart
Foley, Welch and Stewart
Foley, Welch and Stewart was an early 20th century American-Canadian railroad contracting company.They built miles of track for the Great Northern Railway, Northern Pacific Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Northern Railway, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and Pacific Great Eastern Railway...
constructed the PGE, Grand Trunk Pacific, and Canadian Pacific railways in BC.
Unfortunately, Stewart became embroiled in the PGE debacle, and was taken to court over alleged overbilling during
the construction contract. Stewart wrapped up the one company and formed another, Northern Construction with
his son. He also became a large operator in the forest industry with the Bloedel, Stewart and Welch concern.
Stewart served with the Royal Engineers
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
Railway Operating Division
Railway Operating Division
The Railway Operating Division was a division of the Royal Engineers formed in 1915 to operate railways in the many theatres of the First World War...
in the First World War, achieving the rank of Major General.
He owned a mansion, "Ardvar", in Angus Drive, Shaughnessy Heights, Vancouver, and at one time owned all the land in his home parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland.