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David Stuart (born August 3, 1753, died circa 1814) was an associate and correspondent of George Washington. When Washington became President of the United States, he appointed Stuart to be one of the three commissioners that were in charge of siting and designing the nation's new capital city. ==Private life== Born in Scotland, Stuart studied medicine and languages at the University of St Andrews.〔"Washington to Dr. Stuart: Some Unpublished Letters of the First President", New York Times, March 14, 1880, p. 4〕 Emigrating to America, he established a practice in Alexandria, Virginia. He became a relative of George Washington's in 1783 when he married Eleanor Calvert Custis, the widow of Washington's stepson John Parke Custis and a descendent of Cecilius Calvert, Lord Baltimore, the recipient of the charter for the Maryland colony.〔 A number of letters from Washington to Stuart exist, concerning family matters and Virginia politics. Eleanor and David had sixteen children of their own, including:〔 * Ann Calvert Stuart Robinson (born 1784), married William Robinson〔〔 * Sarah Stuart Waite (born 1786), married Obed Waite〔〔 * Ariana Calvert Stuart〔〔 * William Skolto Stuart〔〔 * Eleanor Custis Stuart (born 1792)〔〔 * Charles Calvert Stuart (1794–1846), married Cornelia Lee〔〔 * Rosalie Eugenia Stuart Webster (1796–1886), married William Greenleaf Webster〔〔 In addition, Stuart helped raise John Parke Custis's and Eleanor's two eldest children, Elizabeth Parke Custis Law and Martha Parke Custis Peter. The Stuarts and their family resided at three estates in Fairfax County, Virginia: Abingdon, Hope Park and Ossian Hall.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Stuart (Virginia politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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