David Stuart (Virginia politician)
Dr. David Stuart ( born August 3, 1753 Scotland, † circa 1814) was an employee, friend and correspondent of George Washington and was one of the commissioners responsible for the planning and design of the new capital, Washington, DC
Private life
Born in Scotland, Stuart studied languages and medicine at the University of St Andrews in Edinburgh. He then emigrated to America and established a practice in Alexandria ( Virginia). He was a relative of George Washington, Eleanor Calvert Custis in 1783 when he married the widow of John Parke Custis Washington's stepson. There are a number of letters from Washington to Stuart, where this about family affairs and policy of Virginia wrote.
Eleanor and David together had five daughters and two sons:
- Ann Calvert Stuart Robinson ( * 1784) ∞ William Robinson
- Sarah Stuart Waite (* 1786) ∞ Obed Waite
- Ariana Calvert Stuart
- William Stuart Skolto
- Eleanor Custis Stuart (* 1792)
- Charles Calvert Stuart (1794-1846) ∞ Cornelia Lee
- Rosalie Eugenia Stuart Webster (1796-1886) ∞ William Greenleaf Webster
Eleanor and David lived in two places in Fairfax County, Virginia: Hope Park and Ossian Hall.
Political career
Stuart was a member of the House of Representatives from Virginia and agreed from 1788 on the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. He voted for ratification.
He was one of the electors of the Prince William District in northeastern Virginia in the presidential elections in 1789. The district consists of the counties of Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William and is located west of the capital Washington. All ten electors from Virginia agreed with one of their two votes for George Washington. Five of them gave her another voice John Adams, three George Clinton, a John Hancock and John Jay.
In 1790, Stuart was appointed commissioner who was responsible for the site selection and planning of the new capital of Washington. He served in this Commission until at least 1793.