guests on March 14, 1896. From left to right: Colonel Philip M. Lydig, Miss Helen Morton, Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, Miss Amy Townsend, Captain A.T. Rose, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Miss Edith Bishop, Miss Mabel Gerry, Thomas Cushing, Edward Livingston, Dudley Winthrop, Craig Wadsworth, Miss
Gertrude Vanderbilt, Lispenard Stewart, Harry P. Whitney, Miss Sybil Sherman, Cornelius Vanderbilt. While still in law school, he was admitted to the office of the estate of his great-grandfather, William Rhinelander. He was admitted to the bar May 27, 1879, and then became created a firm with his brother, known as "William R. Stewart & Lispenard Stewart, Attorneys" which they ran until 1900. He devoted most of his time to the administration of estates, charitable, philanthropic, and educational work. In January, 1877, he was granted
power of attorney for his mother and two aunts.
Political career Stewart was the
New York County representative to the
Republican State Committee, serving as its treasurer. He ended his service on December 31, 1891, and was succeeded by
Martin T. McMahon.
Boards and clubs From its inception in 1890, he was a director and a stockholder of the Real Estate Trust Company (later known as the Fulton Trust Company in 1906). He was also a trustee of
Grant Monument Association, president of
New York State Prison Commission from 1895 to 1903, director of
New York Prison Reform Association, of
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary (which he served as vice-president of the board from 1905 to 1908 and president from 1908 to 1919), a governor of the
Newport Casino from 1911 to 1921, of the
Newport Reading Room from 1902 to 1923, of the
Spouting Rock Fishing Club from 1900 to 1922, and of the
Clambake Club of Newport. ==Personal life==