Charles B. Stewart

Charles Bellinger Tate Stewart (February 6, 1806 – July 1, 1885) was an American-born pharmacist, doctor, and political leader in the Republic of Texas. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina but moved to Texas in 1830. Charles B. Stewart was a delegate from the Municipality of Austin to the Convention of 1836 where he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico. He was a member of the committee that drafted the Constitution of the Republic of Texas. On March 8, 1836, two days after The Alamo fell, Stewart absented himself from the Convention for a few days to get married. On March 11, 1836, he married Julia Shepperd in the Lake Creek Settlement. Stewart returned to the Convention on March 16, 1836 and signed the Constitution of the Republic of Texas on March 17, 1836. He later attended the state constitutional convention of 1845. He represented Montgomery County in the Texas House of Representatives.

The actual design of the Lone Star Flag remained a mystery until the Texas House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1123 in 1997 crediting Dr. Stewart with creating the inspirational banner of the State of Texas and commemorating Montgomery County, Texas as the flag's official birthplace.[1]

On April 21, 2011, a bust of Dr. Charles B. Stewart was unveiled at the ceremony dedicating the Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park in Conroe, Montgomery county, Texas.

External links

Biography portal

• Charles B. Stewart in the Handbook of Texas
• Charles B. Stewart at Find a Grave
• Charles B. Stewart Bust'.

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Name	Stewart, Charles B.
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	February 6, 1806
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Date of death	July 1, 1885
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