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Faces of Loyalism: “Reverend John Stuart,” (1740-1811), artist unknown

An Anglican clergyman, Stuart had been a missionary serving the Mohawks at Fort Hunter, New York. He was greatly respected by both whites and Indians, and was a strong influence in persuading his Indian charges to remain faithful to the crown. When the Mohawks openly espoused the British cause, Stuart was arrested on suspicion of being a Loyalist and finally paroled within the limits of Schenectady. His chapel was turned into a tavern and later a stable. He was subjected to abuse, his possessions stolen and finally his farm confiscated. When he attempted to open a Latin school to support himself, he was forbidden as a “prisoner of war. “At last he applied for an exchange and was allowed to go to Canada in 1781. In Montreal, he was a schoolmaster and a chaplain to the King’s Royal Regiment of New York. He settled permanently at Cataraqui (Kingston) in 1785 and later became rector of St. George’s, Kingston, and bishop’s commissary for Upper Canada.