ball sponsored by Baltimore's Democratic Party. During the October 1853 campaign for seats in the state legislature, Stewart was a featured speaker at Democratic campaign rallies in several Baltimore neighborhoods. Stewart was one of the planners of May 1854 ceremonies held to honor former president Millard Fillmore during Fillmore's visit to Baltimore. During In September 1854, Stewart took part in organizing a Democratic rally to commemorate the anniversary of the 1814 Battle of North Point, a War of 1812 action that delayed the attacking British so the Americans could prepare their defenses for the subsequent Battle of Baltimore. In October 1854, he was a featured speaker at neighborhood Democratic campaign rallies in advance of that year's November elections. In July 1855, Stewart was a delegate to the Baltimore Democratic nominating convention that chose delegates to that year's state nominating convention; he was a candidate for delegate to the state convention, but was not selected. In March 1856, Stewart's name was in consideration when the Democrats of Maryland's 4th congressional district selected delegates to the 1856 Democratic National Convention, but he was not selected. In April 1856, Stewart took part in the city Democratic convention that chose delegates to that year's state Democratic convention, and was selected as one of the state convention delegates. In August 1856, Stewart was one of the organizers who sponsored a mass meeting of city residents opposed to the Know Nothing Party. In September 1856, Stewart was president of the city Democratic convention that nominated Robert Clinton Wright for mayor of Baltimore; In a campaign that was marred by multiple riots, Wright lost the election to Thomas Swann, the Know Nothing candidate. In January 1857, Stewart was one of the leaders of a committee of Baltimore Democrats that organized a ball in honor of James Buchanan and John C. Breckinridge, the Democratic ticket in the 1856 United States presidential election, whose terms as president and vice president were scheduled to start on March 4. Death and burial Stewart died in Baltimore on January 5, 1858. He was interred in the Stewart vault at the "Old Westminster" Burying Ground. Family In 1825, Stewart married Mary Adelaide Morton. They were the parents of four children, two of whom survived to adulthood: John (1826-1901) Charles Morton (1828-1901) Sarah died young David (1833-1834) Mary Morton Stewart died in 1834, and in 1836 Stewart married Priscilla Margaretta Pinkney (or Pinckney). Priscilla