Frank H. Stewart

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Frank H. Stewart

1873–1948

An energetic local historian and collector, he turned a successful Philadelphia electrical-supply business into a platform for preserving the stories of South Jersey and early American industry. His books on Gloucester County and the first United States Mint still reflect a deep enthusiasm for places, records, and forgotten details.

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Ye Olde Mint Being a brief description of the first U.S. Mint, established by Congress in the year 1792, at Seventh Street and Sugar Alley (now Filbert Street) Philadelphia

Ye Olde Mint Being a brief description of the first U.S. Mint, established by Congress in the year 1792, at Seventh Street and Sugar Alley (now Filbert Street) Philadelphia

by Frank H. Stewart

About the author

Born in 1873, Frank H. Stewart was a Philadelphia-area businessman who owned an electrical supply manufacturing company and later retired to Woodbury, New Jersey. Records from Rowan University describe him as a native of Salem County, a private collector, and an amateur historian whose interests grew into a substantial body of local historical work.

He wrote and compiled books on Gloucester County, New Jersey, including Notes on Old Gloucester County, New Jersey and Gloucester County in the Civil War. He also wrote about Philadelphia history, especially the early U.S. Mint, in works such as History of the First United States Mint: Its People and Its Operations. His writing shows a strong interest in local archives, genealogy, and the small historical details that larger histories often skip.

Stewart died in 1948. The large collection he assembled over his lifetime was later preserved at Rowan University, where it remains a useful resource for researchers interested in South Jersey history and related historical records.