Isaac William Stuart | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 1st district | |
| In office 1845–1846 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1809 (1809) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 1861(1861-10-02) (aged 51–52) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Resting place | Zion's Hill Cemetery |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse | Caroline Bulkley |
| Parent |
|
| Education | Yale College |
| Occupation |
|
Isaac William Stuart (1809 – October 2, 1861), also known as Scaeva, was an American writer, historian and politician from Connecticut.
Early life
Isaac William Stuart was born in 1809 in New Haven, Connecticut, to Abigail (née Clark) and Moses Stuart. His father was pastor of the Centre Church in New Haven. Stuart graduated from Yale College with a bachelor's degree in 1828.123
Career
Following graduation, Stuart taught at Hopkins Grammar School in Hartford. When he was not teaching he studied hieroglyphics and Asian literature.1
In 1830, Stuart published a translation, with notes, of Jean-Gabriel-Honoré Greppo's Essay on the Hieroglyphic System of Champollion (Boston, 1830, 12mo.). He was elected professor of Greek and Latin at the College of South Carolina and moved to Columbia, South Carolina. He published in 1837, an edition with notes of the Oedipus Tyrannus of Sophocles (New York, 12mo.).1
Stuart returned to Hartford and was proprietor of the Wyllys Estate on which was standing the famous Charter Oak.1 He was a supporter of Henry Clay and held conservative political opinions about slavery.2 He was a Whig. In 1845, he was elected to the Connecticut State Senate to represent district 1, defeating Leonard R. Welles.4567 He was re-elected in 1846.8
Stuart published in 1856, a Life of Nathan Hale, the Martyr Spy of the Revolution (Hartford, 1856, 8vo.), a volume of local historical sketches entitled Hartford in the Olden Time by "Scaeva" (Hartford, 1853, 8vo.), and an elaborate Life of Governor Jonathan Trumbull (Boston, 1857, 8vo. pp 700.).12 He was a contributor to the Hartford Courant and signed some of his writings as "Scaeva".23 He was judge advocate of The Putnam Phalanx.2
Personal life
Stuart married Caroline Bulkely.1 He died on October 2, 1861, aged 52, in Hartford.12 He was buried in Zion's Hill Cemetery.9
References
References
- "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College" (PDF). July 30, 1862. p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2025 – via Archive.org.
- "Death of Scaeva". The Daily Courant. October 4, 1861. p. 2. Retrieved June 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Trumbull, J. Hammond, ed. (1886). The Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut (1633–1884). Vol. 1. p. 168. Retrieved June 20, 2025 – via Archive.org.
- "Official Vote for Senators". Hartford Courant. April 28, 1845. p. 2. Retrieved June 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Isaac W. Stewart". Connecticut's Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- "Isaac W. Stuart". Connecticut's Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- "Hon. Isaac W. Stuart". The New York Times. October 6, 1861. p. 5. Retrieved June 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Official Vote". Hartford Daily Courant. April 25, 1846. p. 2. Retrieved June 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The Funeral of Hon. I. W. Stuart". The Daily Courant. October 7, 1861. p. 2. Retrieved June 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.