Robert William Stewart (March 1, 1850 – July 27, 1931) was an American police officer.

Appointed in 1886, Stewart was the first Black officer on the Los Angeles Police force.

[1] Stewart moved west to California, where he joined the LA Police force in 1889.

[1] After he left the police force, he worked as a janitor and laborer in Los Angeles.

[1][2] In 2021, 90 years after Stewart's death, the Los Angeles Police Commission voted to posthumously reinstate him.