Perez Mason Stewart (August 2, 1858 – June 15, 1924) was an American businessman, inventor and politician from New York.
His opponents were the incumbent Republican Robert Mazet and Tammany Hall nominee Solomon C. Weill.
[6] The case eventually reached the New York Court of Appeals, which ruled in favor of Stewart who was seated in the State Assembly at the beginning of the special session on July 11.
At the next election, in November 1899, Stewart ran again on the Citizens Union ticket and accepted the endorsement of Tammany Hall.
Stewart was Manhattan Superintendent of Buildings from January 1, 1902,[9] to April 29, 1903, when he was dismissed by Borough President Jacob A.