Murray McGregor Stewart (1869-1928) prominent in Savannah, Georgia, and was the city's mayor, 1919-1923. He was the son of Major James Turner Stewart and Elisa Miller Reid Stewart. He married Harriet Jones of Baltimore, Maryland, and had five children, including Elizabeth Pollock Stewart (1903-1984). Murray Stewart was a cotton broker. He began in his father's cotton gin, James T. Stewart and Son. He later formed Stewart, Moorehead Co. and finally Stewart Cotton Co. He was active in promoting the fertilizer industry in Savannah. He owned Southern Fertilizer and Chemical Co. He was President of Vidalia Compress and Power Co. which he moved to Savannah as the Mutual Warehouse and Compress Co. Elizabeth Pollock Stewart married Charles E. Waring (1900-1973) of Savannah, Georgia.
From the description of Murrah McGregor Stewart and Elizabeth Pollock Stewart Waring papers, ca. 1886-ca. 1924. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 157010792
