Biographical entry Stewart, James Douglas (1869 - 1955)

Summary

James Douglas Stewart moved to Scotland to study veterinary science (BVSc) and became a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, London upon the completion of his studies. When he returned to Australia Stewart was appointed honorary veterinary surgeon to the New South Wales Zoological Society and went on to become the first Professor of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney (1910-39). Stewart was a founder of the Veterinary Medical Association of New South Wales and a President of many veterinary associations and boards.

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1890 - c. 1893

Education - Studied at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College in Edinburgh

1893

Career position - Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, London

1894

Career position - Founder of the Veterinary Medical Association of New South Wales

1896

Career position - Honorary Veterinary Officer with the New South Wales Zoological Society

1898

Career position - Veterinary Officer with the Stock Department in New South Wales

1902

Career position - Lecturer in Meat Inspection at the Sydney Technical College

1907

Career position - Chief Inspector of Stock New South Wales

1908 - 1953

Career position - Veterinary surgeon to the Australian Jockey Club

1910 - 1939

Career position - Professor of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney

1913

Career position - President of the Veterinary Science Section, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science

1915

Career position - Major in the Australian Army Veterinary Corps

1922

Career position - President of the Veterinary Medical Association, New South Wales

1926

Career position - President of the Veterinary Science Section, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science

1927 - 1928

Career position - President of the Royal Society of New South Wales

1934

Career position - President of the Veterinary Surgeons Board New South Wales

1935 -

Award - Honorary Life Member of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales

1936

Award - Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, London (FRCVS)

1941 -

Award - Fellow of the Australian Veterinary Association

1941

Award - Gilruth Prize for Meritorious Service to Veterinary Science received from the Australian Veterinary Association

1954 -

Award - Honorary Associate of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, London

Related entries

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• James Douglas Stewart - Records, 1910, ML MSS 1552; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

University of Sydney, Archives

• James Douglas Stewart - Records, 1857 - 1952, P 35; University of Sydney, Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Taylor, Robert I., 'Stewart, James Douglas (1869-1955), Veterinary Surgeon', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, p. 90. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120105b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Carrie, H. R., 'The First Stewart Oration. James Douglas Stewart', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol. 36, 1960, pp. 287-289. Details
• Stewart, J. D., 'The History of Veterinary Education in New South Wales up to 1939', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol. 27, 1951, pp. 246-249. Details

Online Resources

• 'Stewart, James Douglas', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463976. Details

See also

• French, E. L. and Stewart, D.F., 'Lionel Bately Bull, 1889-1978', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 5, no. 4, 1983, pp. 90-110. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9830540090.htm. Details