William Morris Stewart (August 9, 1827 –April 23, 1909) was an American politician. August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Stewart was born in Wayne County, New York. As a child he moved with his parents to Trumbull County, Ohio. As a young man he was a mathematics teacher in Ohio. In 1849 he began attening Yale University but left in 1850 to move to California. Like many young man during that time, he came to California because of the Gold Rush. He arrived in San Francisco, California and soon left to begin mining near Nevada City, California. In 1852 he stopped mining and decided to become a lawyer in Nevada City. He almost immediately became a district attorney, and servd as attorney general of California briefly during 1854, at the age of 27. Wayne County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Trumbull County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. ... State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ... Gold rush ad A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. ... City nickname: The City by the Bay Official website: http://www. ... Nevada City is the county seat of Nevada County, California. ...

In 1860 Stewart moved to Virginia City, Nevada where he participated in mining litigation and helped the development of the Comstock lode. As Nevada was becoming a state in 1864, he helped the state develop its consistution. View of Virginia City, Nevada, from a nearby hillside, 1867-68 Virginia City is a city located in Storey County, Nevada. ...

In 1864, Stewart was elected to the United States Senate as a Republican. He served in the Senate until 1875 he decided to retire and began to practice law again in Nevada and California. He was elected to the Senate again in 1887 and reelected in 1893 and 1899. During the 1890s he left the Republican Party to join the Silver Republicans, a faction which supported the Free Silver movement. Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Free Silver was an important political issue in the late 19th century United States. ...

Stewart retired from the Senate in 1905. he remained in Washington D.C. and died there four years later. He was cremated and the ashes are kept in Laurel Hill Cemetery in San Francisco.