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Alexander Stewart
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Alexander Stewart was an alderman of the Municipality of Ryde and Mayor of Ryde in 1920. He was serving on Ryde Council by 1918 and, at the municipal election of 31 January 1920, was elected to represent East Ward. On 5 February 1920, Stewart was elected Mayor of Ryde, succeeding John Kelly. He served as mayor until December that year, when Charles Dyer was elected as his successor. Stewart continued to serve as a Ryde alderman until at least 1923
There is also a surviving 1920 portrait of Alexander Stewart as Mayor of Ryde held by the City of Sydney Archives https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/681702
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First Name(s)AlexanderSurnameStewartGender Male
RYDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY
Councillor1907–1922Mayor5 February 1920–22 December 1920
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KeywordMayorsSubjectsAlexander StewartCity council members--New South Wales--RydeMayors--New South Wales--RydeCollectionMayors : Ryde Municipality/City of RydeAldermen/Councillors
Alexander Stewart. Ryde History Hub, accessed 02/10/2026, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/8189