Philip Stuart

{{Short description|American politician (1760–1830)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Philip Stuart | image = | alt = | state = Maryland | district = 1st | term_start = March 4, 1811 | term_end = March 3, 1819 | predecessor = John Campbell | successor = Raphael Neale | prior_term = | pronunciation = | birth_date = {{birth date text|1760}} | birth_place = Fredericksburg, Virginia Colony, British America | death_date = {{death date and age|1830|08|14|1760}} | death_place = Washington, D.C., U.S. | death_cause = | resting_place = Congressional Cemetery<br />Washington, D.C. | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = Federalist | spouse = | relations = | children = | relatives = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for =  | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = Continental Army | service_years = | rank = Lieutenant | unit = {{plainlist| * 3rd Continental Light Dragoons * Second Artillerists and Engineers }} | commands = | battles = {{tree list}} * American Revolutionary War ** Battle of Eutaw Springs * War of 1812 {{tree list/end}} }}

'''Philip Stuart''' (1760 – August 14, 1830) was an American politician and soldier who represented the state of Maryland in the House of Representatives.

==Early life== Philip Stuart was born near Fredericksburg in the Virginia Colony, and completed his preparatory education before moving to Maryland.<ref name="bio">{{Cite web |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001036 |title=Stuart, Philip (1760-1830) |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=2021-10-14}}</ref>

==Career== Stuart served during the American Revolutionary War as a lieutenant in the 3rd Continental Light Dragoons, and was wounded at Eutaw Springs on September 8, 1781. He transferred to Baylor's dragoons on November 9, 1782, and later served as a lieutenant in the Second Artillerists and Engineers, beginning on June 5, 1798, and ending with his resignation on November 15, 1800. He also served in the War of 1812.<ref name="bio"/>

Stuart was elected as a Federalist to the 12th U.S. Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1811, to March 3, 1819.<ref name="bio"/>

==Personal life== Stuart had a rowhouse at Wheat Row in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wheat Row — National Capital Planning Commission |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/73002125_text}}</ref>

Stuart died in Washington, D.C., and is interred in the Congressional Cemetery.<ref name="bio"/>

==References== {{reflist}} {{CongBio|S001036}}

== External links == * {{Find a Grave|7372181}}

{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{US House succession box | state=Maryland | district=1 | before=John Campbell | after= Raphael Neale | years=March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1819 }} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stuart, Philip}} Category:1760 births Category:1830 deaths Category:Politicians from Fredericksburg, Virginia Category:Burials at the Congressional Cemetery Category:Continental Army officers from Maryland Category:People from Maryland in the War of 1812 Category:Federalist Party United States representatives from Maryland Category:19th-century United States representatives