STUART
STURGEON
he greatly stimulated critical Bible stivly. He
wrote: Grammar of the Hebrew Language u'Uhout
Points (1813) ; Letters to Rev. William E. Chan-
ning (1819); Dissertations of Jahii and Others on
the Best Method of Studying the Language of the
Bible (1821) ; Grammar of ilie Hebrew Language
(1821) ; Elemejits of Interpretation (18'-22) ; sev-
eral Greek translations (1825-30) ; Exegetical
Essays on Several Words relating to Future
Punishment (1830) ; Letter to William E. Chan-
ning on Subject of Pcligious Liberty (1830) ; A
Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans (1832) ;
Is the Mode of Christian Baj^tism prescribed in
the Xew Testament ? (1833): Cicero on tlte Immor-
tality of the Sold (1833); Grammar of the Neiv
Testament Dialect (1834) ; On the Discrepancies
Between the Sabellian and the Athanasian Methods
of Representing the Doctrine of a Trinity in the
Godhead (1835) ; Philological Vieio of Modern
Doctrines of Geology (1836) ; Hints on the Inter-
pretation of Prophecy (1842) ; Critical History
and Defence of the Old Testament Canon (1845) ;
Commentary on the Apocalypse (1845) ; Miscel-
lanies (1846) ; Conscience and the Constitution
with Remarks on the Speechof Webster on Slavery
(1850); and commentaries on "the Book of
Daniel " (1850); '• Ecclesiastes " (1851); " Proverbs "
(1852); also a translation of Gesenius's Hebrew
grammar. He died in Andover, Mass., Jan. 4, 1 882.
STUART, Robert Leighton, merchant and
philanthropist, was born in New York city, July
21, 1806 ; son of Kimloch Stuart, of Edinburgh,
Scotland, who came to America (N.Y. city) in
1805, and became a successful candy manufac-
turer. Upon the death of his father in 1826, he
became manager of the candy factory, and in
1828 he admitted his brother Alexander (the
firm being R. L. & A. Stuart for fifty-one years)
to partnership. He was married to Mary, daugli-
ter of Robert Macrae of New York city. In 1832
he and liis brother invented a process of refining
sugar by steam, and after 1856 they devoted their
whole attention to sugar refining. In 1853 they
devised a plan of devoting a certain sum of money
each year to charitable objects. In 1879 the
total of their gifts amounted to almost $1,400,-
000 and in 18^2 to nearly $2,000,000. including
$100,000 to Princeton university, $100,000 to
Princeton Theological seminary, $.55,000 to the
Presbyterian Hospital in New York and $50,000
to the San Francisco Theological seminary. By
investing heavily in government bonds during
the civil war the Stuarts largely increased their
fortune and also showed their patriotism. He
was president of the American Museum of Na-
tural History ; a member of several scientific and
educational organizations, and the owner of a
valuable private library and art collection. He
died in New York city, Dec. 12, 1882.
STUART, Ruth McEnery, author, was born
in Avoyelles parish, La. ; daughter of James and
Mary Routh (Stirling) McEnery. She was mar-
ried, Aug. 6, 1879, to Alfred O. Stuart, a cotton
planter of Arkansas, where she lived until her
husband's death, when she removed to New Or-
leans. La., and subsequently to New York city.
Mrs. Stuart became well-known in all the prin-
cipal cities of the United States as a reader of
her literary works, which are written in Southern
dialect and which include : A Golden Wedding
and Other Tales (1893) ; Carlotta's Intended
(1894) ; The Story of Babette (1894) ; Solomon
Crow's Christmas Pockets and Others (1896) ;
Sonny (1896) ; Gobolinks for Young and Old
(1896) ; In Simpkinsville (1897) ; Moriah's Mourn-
ing (1898) ; Holly and Pizen (1899) ; The Wo-
man^ s Exchange (1899) ; and Napoleon Jackson
(1902).
STUBBS, Joseph Edward, educator, was born in Ashlaixl, Ohio, March 19, 1850 ; son of Joseph Deyarmon and ]\Iary (Gray) Stubbs ; grandson of John Webster and Mary (Chapman) Stubbs and of David and Naomi (Lofland) Gray, and a de- scendant of Samuel Stubbs, the immigrant. He was graduated from Ohio Weslej'an university, A.B., 1873, A.M., 1876, and from the Drew Theo- logical seminary, 1875. He was married in July, 1873, to Ella America, daughter of Louis Jeffer- son and Sophia (Coffin) Sprengle of Ashland, Ohio. He was tutor in the Oliio Weslej'an uni- versity, 1872-75 ; engaged in business, 1875-80 ; was proff^ssor of Greek in Ashland college, 1880-82 ; president of Baldwin university at Berea, Ohio, 1886-94, and in 1894 was elected president of the Nevada State university. He was president of the Ohio College association, 1891-92, and of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, 1899-1900. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by German Wallace college, Berea, Oliio, 1890.
STURGEON, Daniel, senator, was born in Adams county, Penn., Oct. 27, 1789; son of Will- iam and Mary (Groscross) Sturgeon and grandson of Henry and Letitia (Rice) Sturgeon. He at- tended Jefferson college, and in 1813 began the practice of medicine in Uniontown, Pa. He was married, June 5, 1814. to Nancy, daughter of James and Naca (Murpliy) Gregg of Union- town, Pa. He was a representative in the Pennsylvania legislature, 1818-24, and was a state senator. 1825-30, serving as speaker, 1827-30. He was auditor-general of Pennsylvania, 1830-36 ; state treasurer. 1838-39, and U.S. senator for two full terms, 1839-51. President Polk aiii)ointed him treasurer of the U.S mint at Philadelphia in 1853, and he held the position until 1858. He died in Uniontown, Penn., July 2, 1878.
