Stewart Park (Town of Perth)

 park, place with historical importance

The park is located on both islands in the centre of Perth. It was designed, constructed and, for many years, maintained by Jessie Stewart as a memorial to her husband, the Honourable John Alexander Stewart. Educated in Perth and Toronto, John Stewart practiced law here from 1895 until his death in 1922, at the age of 55. He had been President of the Henry K. Wampole Co. Ltd, the Andrew Jergens Company Ltd., and the Perth Shoe Co. Ltd. Elected to the House of Commons in 1918, he served as Minister of Railways in the Meighen Cabinet. In 1947, the park was conveyed to
the town with an endowment fund to provide for its maintenance. Mrs. Stewart also placed some conditions on the gift: that the park should remain in essentially the same condition and that it was not to be used for any sort of commercial purpose.